Isaac Asimov

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( fr ) Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) was a Russian-born Jewish American author and biochemist, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Out of more than 270 books, Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series. His other major series are the Galactic Empire Series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the Foundation Series. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 volumes and an estimated 90,000 letters or postcards, and he has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy. Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered to be one of the 'Big Three' science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of books using the pen name Paul French.

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18 days ago on Examiner.com  (Isaac Asimov) 
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19 days ago on Daily News Transcript  (Isaac Asimov) 
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2004 Erba Mountainside Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
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some time ago on Cosmos  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on Examiner.com  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on Richmond Times Dispatch  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on Altsounds.com  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on Actusf  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on eTaiwan News  (Isaac Asimov) 
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some time ago on MTV.com  (Isaac Asimov) 
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