Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

1920   -   1992

genre: science fiction
country of citizenship: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, United States of America
native language: Yiddish
languages spoken, written or signed: English, Yiddish
educated at: Columbia University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University School of General Studies, Boys and Girls High School
occupation: biochemist, novelist, prosaist, autobiographer, science fiction writer, science writer, non-fiction writer, university teacher, journalist, screenwriter, writer, scientist
award received: Hugo Award, James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry, Humanist of the Year, Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Klumpke-Roberts Award, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Hugo Award for Best Related Work, Retro Hugo Award, Cosmos 2000 Award, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, AAAS Fellow
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Isaac Asimov (; c.  January 2, 1920 – 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. A prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as much nonfiction. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation series, the first three books of which won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966. His other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series. The Galactic Empire novels are set in the much earlier history of the same fictional universe as the Foundation series. Later, with Foundation and Earth (1986), he linked this distant future to the Robot stories, creating a unified "future history" for his stories. He also wrote over 380 short stories, including the social science fiction novelette "Nightfall," which in 1964 was voted the best short science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French.Most of his popular science books explain concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. Examples include Guide to Science, the three-volume Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery. He wrote on numerous other scientific and non-scientific topics, such as chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, history, biblical exegesis, and literary criticism. He was president of the American Humanist Association. Several entities have been named in his honor, including the asteroid (5020) Asimov, a crater on the planet Mars, a Brooklyn elementary school, Honda's humanoid robot, ASIMO, and four literary awards.
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