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   Isaac Asimov ( / ˈæzɪmɒv / AZ-ih-mov; [b] c. January 2, 1920 [a] – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. [2]

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Isaac Asimov, American author and biochemist, a highly successful and prolific writer of science fiction and science books for the layperson. He wrote or edited about 500 volumes, of which the most famous are those in the Foundation and robot series.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Isaac Asimov. Scholar Isaac Asimov was one of the 20th century's most prolific writers, writing in many genres. He was known for sci-fi works like 'Foundation' and 'I, Robot.'. Updated: Nov...

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   • Death Date: April 6, 1992

   • Birth Date: January 2, 1920

   • Foundation (Foundation, #1)
   • I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
   • Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
   • Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)

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   Was Isaac Asimov a good writer?

   • The author of nearly five hundred books, Isaac Asimov was one of the finest writers of science fiction in the twentieth century. Many, however, believe Asimov's greatest talent was for, as he called it, "translating" science, making it understandable and interesting for the average reader.

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   When was Isaac Asimov born?

   • Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia, then part of the Smolensk district in the Soviet Union. He was the first of three children of Juda and Anna Rachel Asimov. Although his father made a good living, changing political conditions led the family to leave for the United States in 1923.

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   Is Isaac Asimov a chemist?

   • Isaac Asimov, the Russian-born chemist and science-fiction colossus (1920–92), had an answer: the two are, in fact, the same. Asimov spent more than half of the twentieth century cultivating that transformative unity of art and science. He wrote and edited around 500 books and penned myriad stories, articles and essays.

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   Where can I find a book about Isaac Asimov?

   • The Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-08696-2. Touponce, William F. (1991). Isaac Asimov. Boston: Twayne Publishers. ISBN 0-8057-7623-0. White, Michael (1994). Asimov: The Unauthorized Life. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-004130-3. White, Michael (2005).

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7. www.asimovonline.comIsaac Asimov Home Page

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   Welcome to Asimov Online. Here you'll find a comprehensive collection of resources pertaining to Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), the quintessential author, who in his lifetime wrote over 500 books that enlightened, entertained, and spanned the realm of human knowledge.

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   Jan 28, 2020 · 28 January 2020. Correction 29 January 2020. Isaac Asimov: centenary of the great explainer. The indefatigably curious chemist and science-fiction icon championed rationality for the common...

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    May 29, 2018 · The author of nearly five hundred books, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is esteemed as one of the finest writers of science fiction and scientific fact in the twentieth century. Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, to middle-class Jewish parents in Petrovichi, Russia, then part of the Smolensk district in the Soviet Union.