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Is anyone else a big fan of Isaac Asimov?

He was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.

I actually own all his books, but I'm not a big fan of his fiction which includes "I Robot."
My favorite book was a collection of essays called "Of Time and Space and Other Things" which I read when I was thirteen years old. When I was done reading it I understood time dilation.

Novelty 8 Apr 28
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Asimov was a great author...."The Last Question" is by far one of my all time favorite short stories. I find it reads like science fact that gradually drifts into science fiction.... Yet leaves room for the consideration of the question.... "At what point in the short story did we leave science fact completely behind?"
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I have an autographed copy to me of Isaac Asimov on the bible. cool eh?

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Actually if anyone is a HUGE fan, I would be happy to sell the picture. Its a group of photographs from his childhood home, all signed etc.

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It was the Foundation Trilogy that hooked me into Sci-Fi in the 70s. It helped having a father who had kept every copy of Astounding (later Analog) Science Fiction magazine. But at some point I grew out of it. But I probably read everything written from 1930s to 1980s... although Moorcock was a step too far.

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From highschool.

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Trivia note- Asimov is the only author to have a book in each category of the Dewey Decimal System.

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Love his work!

zesty Level 7 Apr 28, 2019
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I too am a big fan. I haven't read nearly as many of his works as you. But enjoyed immensely when I younger.

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I have photos of his parents house in my house. Plus my son is named for him.

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Great author . . .

THHA Level 7 Apr 28, 2019
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Not a huge fan, to be honest. When I was a kid, love him. But then I discovered Douglas Adams, Frank Herbert, then on to William Gibson, then there was no going back to 'straight' SF. Not that I'm dissing the man, don't get me wrong. But the whole cyberpunk thing made me like my SF... dirty.

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One of my faves

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Yes 👍since I was a teenager

bobwjr Level 10 Apr 28, 2019
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He was awesome! I loved Lazarus Long!

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