Isaac Asimov - age: 72

Isaac Asimov

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ABOUT

Prolific Russian-American author of science fiction works, including The Foundation series, The Robot series, The Bicentennial Man, and I, Robot. He is considered part of The Golden Age of Science Fiction.He won the 1957 Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Award for his work, Building Blocks of the Universe.Will Smith starred in the film adaptation of Asimov's science fiction novel, I, Robot.

BEFORE FAME

He became enthused with science fiction novels as a boy, although his father considered them trash. He studied zoology and chemistry through Columbia University's extension program and eventually received his Ph.D. in biochemistry. His degree allowed him to secure a position on the medical faculty at Boston University.

PERSONAL LIFE

He was born in Russia to a Jewish family; he and his parents immigrated to the United States when he was a young boy. He married Gertrude Blugerman in 1942 and wed Janet Jeppson two weeks after his 1973 divorce from Blugerman.

Famous Quotes
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

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Novelist Isaac Asimov were born on Friday, in a leap year, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 1 days until Isaac Asimov next birthday.

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