Isaac Asimov

Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992, Russian ????? ?????? IPA: {{IPA| /ˈaɪz?k ˈæzɪmˌɔf/}}) was a Russian-born American author and biochemist, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series, which he later combined with two of his other series, the Galactic Empire Series and Robot series. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote or edited over 500 volumes and an estimated 90,000 letters or postcards, and he has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy. Asimov was by general consensus a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered to be one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime.

Further reading

Print media

• Fiedler, Jean and Jim Mele. Isaac Asimov (1982). ISBN 0-8044-2203-6.
• Oleander, Joseph D. and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. Isaac Asimov (1974). ISBN 0-8008-4258-8.
• Patrouch, Joseph F. The Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1977). ISBN 0-385-08696-2.
• Touponce, William F. Isaac Asimov (1991). ISBN 0-8057-7623-0.
• White, Michael. Asimov: The Unauthorized Life (1994). ISBN 1-85798-120-0.

Online

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• The Future of humanity: What Asimov thinks is the way forward for us
• Religion in Asimov's Writings: An essay by Michael Brummond
• www.asimovians.com (Forum on Asimov, his works and everything else)
• Discussion group for Asimov at The Internet Book Database of Fiction
• Book listing for Asimov by IBDoF.com {Work in Progress}
• 1987 Audio Interview with Isaac Asimov - RealAudio (24 min. 59 sec.)
• Isaac Asimov's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online
• Guardian Books "Author Page", with profile and links to further articles.
• Encyclopedia Galactica - an exhaustive reference to Asimov's fictional worlds.