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Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov
Two novels deal with time travel and a dangerous new invention, and are accompanied by stories about space warfare, time viewing, and extraterrestrials
651 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
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Isaac Asimov
4,336 books27.8k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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February 27, 2008
I'm a sucker for short fiction, and this little anthology is loads of fun! To my scifi-loving friends, I highly recommend it if you can find it. And if you can't, let me know and we'll arrange a lending by post (which, incidentally, is how I read "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince").
September 6, 2021
This is the heaviest book I have read. It has two of Asimov's novels and 12 short stories that don't belong to any of his series. One of the two novels I had read earlier. The other, The End of Eternity, had a very interesting concept. There are Eternals whose job it is to monitor the whole of time period. They visit the past and make the necessary minute changes which will work in the favour of humanity in future. And since I have the habit of reading aloud and our phones are always listening, YouTube poped the trailer of the latest Marvel movie on my feed. It's called Eternals.🤭
February 16, 2021
I loved the novellas in this compilation. I have read them more than once. I unfortunately lent this book to another science fiction buff who went out and lost it. It took me years to find another copy.
July 27, 2022
It's an interesting read. What sets this book apart is not the science, the breadth of ideas or even the glaring possibilities of us not being alone, but an understanding of what makes us human.
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October 6, 2024
Astounding book .
July 23, 2014
Isaac asimov is the one of greatest science fiction writer, the greatest part is that the way of his writings is filled with a surprised for me. this books let me to express my imagination about the possibilities of alien life in the vastness of the space..
..We are not alone. Beyond planet Earth there are other planets and universes to be explored, to amaze, and to fascinate us. Their variety and diversity are endless, and, for an imaginative person, the chance to visualize and order other worlds offers rich and dazzling opportunities.
..We are not alone. Beyond planet Earth there are other planets and universes to be explored, to amaze, and to fascinate us. Their variety and diversity are endless, and, for an imaginative person, the chance to visualize and order other worlds offers rich and dazzling opportunities.
May 7, 2013
Have read Nightfall and The Ugly Little Boy several times and never get tired of them. Library.
October 29, 2013
A great selection of novels and short stories that take place outside overall plots of Robot, Foundation, and Empire.
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