Galley Slave - Isaac Asimov (Short Story)

"Galley Slave" by Isaac Asimov Genre: Science fiction Original publication: Galaxy, December 1957. Synopsis: The story is a courtroom drama. It opens in 2034, with Simon Ninheimer, a professor of sociology, suing U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men for loss of professional reputation. He contends that robot EZ-27 (aka "Easy"), while leased to Northeastern University for use as a proofreader, deliberately altered and rewrote parts of his book Social Tensions Involved in Space Flight and their Resolution while checking the galley proofs.