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Isaac Asimov (/ ˈ æ z ɪ m ɒ v / AZ-im-ov; [b] [c] c. January 2, 1920 [a] – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke . [ 2 ]
"No Refuge Could Save" is a short story by Isaac Asimov. It is the second of Asimov's Union Club mystery stories, and the first to be anthologised in The Union Club Mysteries . Overall these mysteries are not rated highly, but this is considered to be one of the best in the series. [ 1 ]
The tomb was lost during the church's late 18th-century reconstruction. A memorial grave and a plaque were placed in the church in his honor. [46] Ferenc Fricsay: 1963 Conductor Ermatinger Friedhof, Ermatingen, Switzerland On the initiative of his daughter, his grave was declared a memorial site by the city. [47] Johann Jakob Froberger: 1667 ...
View from a Height is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It was the second of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, written between 1959 and 1962. It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1963.
For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. [7] Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society (BIS). In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. [8]
Elijah "Lije" Baley is a fictional character in Isaac Asimov's Robot series. He is the main character of the novels The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun and The Robots of Dawn, and of the short story "Mirror Image." He is seen in flashbacks several times and talked about frequently in Robots and Empire, which is set roughly 160 years after his death.
R. Daneel Olivaw is a fictional robot created by Isaac Asimov. The "R" initial in his name stands for "Robot," a naming convention in Asimov's future society during Earth's early period of space colonization. Daneel is introduced in The Caves of Steel, a serialized story published in Galaxy Science Fiction from October to December 1953.
The Caves of Steel is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is a detective story and illustrates an idea Asimov advocated, that science fiction can be applied to any literary genre, rather than just being a limited genre in itself. The book was first published as a serial in Galaxy magazine, from October to December 1953.