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Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov 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, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.
Isaak Ozimov
Atheist
Janet Opal Jeppson
Asimov suffered a heart attack in 1977, and had triple bypass surgery in December 1983, during which he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion.
1920
Petrovichi, Russian SFSR
1992-04-06
Seth Low Junior College, BS degree at University Extension (1939), M.A. (1941) and Ph.D. (1948) from Columbia University
Writer, professor of biochemistry, U.S. Army
Male
Author, Editor
English

2 Works by Isaac Asimov

Title Role Year Genre
Speculations Editor 1982 Short Story
How It Happened Author Short Story
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