Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov · Arts & Literature
Science Fiction Author
1920, Petrovichi, Russia (Soviet Union) — 1992, New York City, USA
United States
Isaac Asimov was a Russian-American science fiction writer and biochemist, one of the most prolific and influential authors in history.
Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific and influential science-fiction writers in history, author of the Foundation series and I, Robot, and framer of the Three Laws of Robotics. He also wrote hundreds of popular science books that shaped public understanding of science. Born to a Jewish family in Petrovichi, Russia, he emigrated as a child to Brooklyn and identified as a secular Jew.
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Source: Foundation series
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Science Fiction Author
Source: Foundation series
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