Multivac, the world's largest supercomputer, is given the responsibility of analyzing the entire sum of data on the planet Earth. The story was adapted into a short movie in 1978. It is one of a loosely connected series of stories by Asimov concerning the fictional supercomputer Multivac. The story first appeared in the April 1958 issue of Super-Science Fiction, and was reprinted in the 1959 collection Nine Tomorrows. ' All the Troubles of the World' is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. Short story by Isaac Asimov 'All the Troubles of the World'