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Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia
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Children 2
Relatives Eric Asimov
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There are three very simple
English words: 'Has,' 'him' and
'of.' Put them together like this
—'has-him-of'—and say it in
the ordinary fashion. Now
leave out the two h's and say it
again and you have Asimov.
— Asimov, 1979[13]
Biography
— Asimov, 1990[18]
Early life …
Personal life …
Writings
— Asimov, 1969[107]
Overview …
Science fiction …
No matter how various the
subject matter I write on, I was
a science-fiction writer first
and it is as a science-fiction
writer that I want to be
identified.
— Asimov, 1980[115]
Popular science …
— Asimov, 1969[56]
Other writings …
Writing style
— Asimov, 1980[225]
Characteristics …
Limitations …
Sexuality …
Alien life …
Portrayal of women …
Views
— Asimov, 1969[239]
Religion …
Politics …
Social issues …
Influence
Paul Krugman, holder of a Nobel Prize in
Economics, has stated Asimov's concept
of psychohistory inspired him to become
an economist.[269]
Selected bibliography
Over a space of 40 years, I
published an average of 1,000
words a day. Over the space of
the second 20 years, I
published an average of 1,700
words a day.
— Asimov, 1994[278]
Science fiction …
Mysteries …
Novels …
Nonfiction …
Popular science …
Collections of Asimov's essays for E…
F&SF
References
Footnotes …
Notes …
Sources …
Further reading
Booker, M. Keith, ed. (2017). Critical
Insights: Isaac Asimov . Ipswich, MA:
Salem Press. ISBN 978-1-682-17254-4.
Käkelä, Jari (2016). The Cowboy
Politics of an Enlightened Future:
History, Expansionism, and
Guardianship in Isaac Asimov's Science
Fiction . Helsinki: University of
Helsinki. ISBN 978-951-51-2404-3.
Archived from the original on July 2,
2019. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
Patrouch, Joseph (1974). The Science
Fiction of Isaac Asimov . New York:
Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-08696-7.
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