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Asimov's narrative captures a fundamental human obsession: the desire to overcome death, decay, and chaos via technology. His depiction begins with an optimistic tone—humanity harnesses solar energy and builds an all-powerful entity, Multivac, which can answer humanity’s ultimate questions. The first question, posed on May 21, 2061, asks how to reverse the universe’s increasing entropy, highlighting our hopes for technological salvation even as we confront cosmic impermanence.