Isaac Asimov





Isaac Asimov

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born
January 02, 1920 in Petrovichi, Belarus

died
April 06, 1992

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Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

Professor Asimov is generally considered the most prolific writer of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards, and he has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).

Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Found...more


Average rating: 3.96 · 389,730 ratings · 9,719 reviews · 1,050 distinct works
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 101,423 ratings — published 1951 — 85 editions
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I, Robot
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 46,256 ratings — published 1950 — 107 editions
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Foundation and Empire (Foun...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 29,158 ratings — published 1952 — 69 editions
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Second Foundation (Foundati...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 25,261 ratings — published 1953 — 63 editions
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The Foundation Trilogy (Fou...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 14,676 ratings — published 1953 — 32 editions
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The Caves of Steel (Robot, #2)
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 14,500 ratings — published 1954 — 59 editions
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Foundation's Edge (Foundati...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 13,738 ratings — published 1982 — 51 editions
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Foundation and Earth (Found...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 11,909 ratings — published 1984 — 45 editions
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Prelude to Foundation (Foun...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 11,354 ratings — published 1988 — 50 editions
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The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #4)
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 8,592 ratings — published 1983 — 39 editions
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Foundation Foundation and Empire Second Foundation Foundation's Edge Foundation and Earth Prelude to Foundation Forward the Foundation
Foundation (7 books)
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3.938547569638439 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 200,464 ratings
The Complete Robot The Caves of Steel The Naked Sun The Robots of Dawn Robots and Empire
Asimov's Robot (5 books)
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4.019071585372383 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 93,385 ratings
The Caves of Steel The Naked Sun The Robots of Dawn Robots and Empire
Asimov's Robot Novels (4 books)
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4.0091261692904405 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 39,447 ratings
Prelude to Foundation Forward the Foundation
Foundation: Prequel (2 books)
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3.878859857482185 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 18,945 ratings
The Currents of Space The Stars, Like Dust Pebble in the Sky
Galactic Empire (3 books)
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3.729243786356425 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 9,455 ratings
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
Isaac Asimov

“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.”
Isaac Asimov

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...”
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