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Isaac AsimovJanuary 2, 1920 to April 6, 1992
Born in Petrovochi, Russia & Died in New York City
Stunningly prolific author of more than 400 books. Asimov was one of the great Science Fiction writers, but he also wrote mysteries, books explaining science to a general audience, biblical exegeses, and so on -- and on and on.
Quote"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."
Off-Site ResourceThe Official Isaac Asimov Website
Robot Series: The Caves of Steel - 1954 The Naked Sun - 1957 The Robots of Dawn - 1983 Robots and Empire - 1985 The Positronic Man - 1992 (with Robert Silverberg) Foundation Series: Foundation - 1951 Foundation and Empire - 1952 Second Foundation - 1953 Foundation's Edge - 1982 Foundation and Earth - 1986 Prelude to Foundation - 1988 Forward the Foundation - 1993
Short Story Collections: I, Robot - 1950 Earth is Room Enough - 1957 Nine Tomorrows - 1959 The Rest of the Robots - 1964 Nightfall and Other Stories - 1969 The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories - 1976 The Complete Robot - 1982 Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection - 1990 Robot Visions - 1990 Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection - 1995
Mystery Collections: Asimov's Mysteries - 1968 Tales of the Black Widowers - 1974 More Tales of the Black Widowers - 1976 Puzzles of the Black Widowers - 1990 Return of the Black Widowers - 2003
Nonfiction: (a rather random sampling of a huge group of books.) Asimov on Numbers - 1959 The Clock We Live On - 1959 The Solar System and Back - 1970 Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - 1972 A Choice of Catastrophes - 1979 Asimov's Guide to the Bible - 1981 Exploring the Earth and Cosmos - 1982 The Roving Mind - 1983 Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery - 1989 Asimov's Chronology of the World - 1991 Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
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