History of isaac asimov
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Isaac Asimov
(1920-1992)
Who Was Isaac Asimov?
Isaac Asimov immigrated with his family from Russia to the United States and became a biochemistry professor while pursuing writing. He published his first novel, Pebble in the Sky, in 1950. An immensely prolific author who penned nearly 500 books, he published influential sci-fi works like I, Robot and the Foundation trilogy, as well as books in a variety of other genres.
Early Life and Education
Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Yudovick Ozimov on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia, to Anna Rachel Berman and Judah Ozimov. The family immigrated to the United States when Asimov was a toddler, settling into the East New York section of Brooklyn. (Around this time, the family name was changed to Asimov.)
Judah owned a series of candy shops and called upon his son to work in the stores as a youngster. Isaac Asimov was fond of learning at a young age, having taught himself to read by the age of 5; he learned Yiddish soon after, and graduated from high school at 15 to enter Columbia University. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1939 and went on to get his M.A. and Ph.D. from the same institution. In 1942, he wed Gertrude Blugerman.
In 1949, Asimov began a stint at Boston University School of Medicine, where he
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Science fiction aficionados know the name Isaac Asimov well. Author of over 500 books and short stories, Asimov’s creations became staples of science fiction. The Foundation and Robot series rocketed him to fame as a writer of hard science fiction. Asimov was a prolific nonfiction writer as well, authoring dozens of books on physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, and history. He also sported some amazing sideburns in his later years.
Born in Russia into a family of Jewish millers on January 2, 1920, his family immigrated to the United States in 1923, and he became a naturalized citizen in 1928. A gifted student for science, he took courses on zoology, medicine, and finally settled on studying chemistry. During World War II, he was employed as a chemist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. It was here that he became acquainted with Robert Heinlein and Lyon Sprague de Camp, two other future science fiction writers. Their brainstorming sessions on engineering and physics would have a profound impact on Asimov’s future literary career.
Asimov briefly served in the Army in 1946, and following his discharge, he received his Ph.D. and began te