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Born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov in Russia in about 1920, Isaac Asimov is well known for his science fiction and popular science books. He also wrote mysteries, fantasy, and works on Shakespeare, mathematics, and the Bible. Asimov's family emigrated to the United States when he was a toddler, and he became a naturalized American citizen in 1928. Asimov attended public schools in Brooklyn, New York, graduating at 15 from high school. He attended college at two different branches of Columbia University, graduating with a BS degree in chemistry in 1939. Continuing at Columbia, Asimov completed an MA in chemistry in 1941 and a PhD in biochemistry in 1948. He interrupted his studies to work at the Philadelphia Navy Yard's Experimental Air Station and to serve in the U.S. Army after the war ended. Once he completed his doctorate, he joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine where he remained even when his writing income surpassed his academic salary. Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 books and hundreds of short stories. Widely considered a science fiction master, he was the author of three major series, Foundation, Galactic Empire, and Robot. His story Nightfall was voted as the best science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1964. An asteroid, a crater on Mars, a literary award, and a high school in Brooklyn are all named in his honor. He won many awards for particular works along with lifetime achievement awards and fourteen honorary doctorates. Asimov died in 1992.

Books by Isaac Asimov

Foundation 0553293354 Book Cover

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

$4.59 - $41.99

I, Robot 0553294385 Book Cover

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov

$4.89 - $21.29

Foundation and Empire B06WWPRTW4 Book Cover

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

$3.99 - $121.49

Second Foundation 0345336291 Book Cover

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

$4.19 - $67.49

The Foundation Trilogy 0345340884 Book Cover

The Foundation Trilogy

Isaac Asimov

$10.19 - $39.29

Prelude to Foundation 0385233132 Book Cover

Prelude to Foundation

Isaac Asimov

$4.09 - $18.89

Foundation's Edge 0345308980 Book Cover

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

$3.89 - $96.59

Foundation and Earth 0345339967 Book Cover

Foundation and Earth

Isaac Asimov

$4.19 - $18.69

The Caves of Steel 0345338200 Book Cover

The Caves of Steel

Isaac Asimov

$4.19 - $85.39

Forward the Foundation 0385247931 Book Cover

Forward the Foundation

Isaac Asimov

$4.59 - $22.09

The Gods Themselves 0449237567 Book Cover

The Gods Themselves

Isaac Asimov

$6.19 - $26.39

Robots and Empire 0345328949 Book Cover

Robots and Empire

Isaac Asimov

$4.09 - $24.69

The Naked Sun 0553293397 Book Cover

The Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov

$4.99 - $27.39

The Robots of Dawn 038518400X Book Cover

The Robots of Dawn

Isaac Asimov

$4.69 - $34.59

Understanding Physics (Science) 0880292512 Book Cover

Understanding Physics (Science)

Isaac Asimov

$10.49 - $48.99

Nightfall 0553290991 Book Cover

Nightfall

Isaac Asimov

$5.59 - $17.79

The Currents of Space 0345335449 Book Cover

The Currents of Space

Isaac Asimov

$5.59 - $21.99

The End of Eternity 0765319195 Book Cover

The End of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

$7.59 - $25.39

The Stars, Like Dust 0345339290 Book Cover

The Stars, Like Dust

Isaac Asimov

$5.19 - $102.99

Pebble in the Sky 0345311965 Book Cover

Pebble in the Sky

Isaac Asimov

$6.09 - $31.19

Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments 0517209772 Book Cover

Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments

Isaac Asimov

$11.59 - $22.19

Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare Volume 1: The Greek, Roman, and Italian plays / Volume 2: The English plays 0517268256 Book Cover

Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare Volume 1: The Greek, Roman, and Italian plays / Volume 2: The English plays

Isaac Asimov

$20.49 - $21.49

Nemesis 0553286285 Book Cover

Nemesis

Isaac Asimov

$4.19 - $9.39

Fantastic Voyage 0553275720 Book Cover

Fantastic Voyage

Isaac Asimov

$4.79 - $12.09

Robot Dreams 042509345X Book Cover

Robot Dreams

Isaac Asimov

$5.59 - $15.89

Robot Visions 0451450647 Book Cover

Robot Visions

Isaac Asimov

$4.79 - $10.19

The Complete Stories, Volume 1 038541627X Book Cover

The Complete Stories, Volume 1

Isaac Asimov

$7.69 - $37.79

The Positronic Man 0385263422 Book Cover

The Positronic Man

Isaac Asimov

$7.89 - $59.59

The Robot Novels: The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn 0739407015 Book Cover

The Robot Novels: The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn

Isaac Asimov

$6.99 - $23.99

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection 0061054097 Book Cover

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

Isaac Asimov

$4.39 - $15.11

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