Isaac Asimov






Isaac Asimov

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born
January 02, 1920

died
April 06, 1992

gender
male

place of birth
Petrovichi, Russian Federation

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Science


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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. Asim...more




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Foundation Foundation (Foundation 1)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.88 — 20,342 ratings — published 1951
48 editions
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I, Robot I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.94 — 7,785 ratings — published 1950
62 editions
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Foundation and Empire Foundation and Empire (Foundation 2)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 4.01 — 5,675 ratings — published 1920
41 editions
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Second Foundation Second Foundation (Foundation 3)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 4.01 — 5,373 ratings — published 1953
41 editions
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Foundation's Edge Foundation's Edge (Foundation 4)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.84 — 3,852 ratings — published 1982
26 editions
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Foundation and Earth Foundation and Earth (Foundation 5)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.80 — 3,808 ratings — published 1986
22 editions
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The Caves of Steel The Caves of Steel (Robot 1)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.98 — 3,094 ratings — published 1953
40 editions
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Prelude to Foundation Prelude to Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.79 — 3,176 ratings — published 1979
28 editions
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The Robots of Dawn The Robots of Dawn (Robot 3)
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 3.93 — 2,817 ratings — published 1983
25 editions
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The Foundation Trilogy The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov
avg rating 4.26 — 2,358 ratings — published 1953
20 editions
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
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"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster."
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"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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