Isaac Asimovauthor profile |
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| born | January 02, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| died | April 06, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gender | male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Petrovichi, Russian Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| website | http://www.asimovonline.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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about this author
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...more |
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books by Isaac Asimovcombine editionsavg rating: 3.91 | 29316 ratings | 1108 distinct works
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quotes by Isaac Asimov
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. "
— Isaac Asimov
— 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
— Isaac Asimov
"While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream."
— Isaac Asimov
— Isaac Asimov
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