The Robot and the Man

The Robot and the Man is a 1953 anthology of science fiction short stories regarding robots edited by Martin Greenberg. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding SF and Galaxy Science Fiction.

Contents

Foreword, by Martin Greenberg
"The Mechanical Answer", by John D. MacDonald
"Self Portrait", by Bernard Wolfe
"Deadlock", by Lewis Padgett
"Robinc", by Anthony Boucher using his H. H. Holmes pseudonym
"Burning Bright", by Robert Moore Williams using his John S. Browning pseudonym
"", by A. E. van Vogt
"Though Dreamers Die", by Lester del Rey
"Rust", by Joseph E. Kelleam
"Robots Return", by Robert Moore Williams
"", by Lester del Rey

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller reported that "the theme hangs together very well," with some "whittling" by the editor to make the stories seem more consistent. He noted that many of the better stories regarding robots had already been anthologized elsewhere.