Isaac Asimov

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Born in Petrovichi, USSR, Biochemistry Professor Isaac Asimov is notable for such science fiction works as Nightfall, Pebble in the Sky, The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, Foundation trilogy, I Robot and The Gods Themselves. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1920/01/02 Isaac Asimov is born in Petrovichi, Russia on an unknown date between 4 October 1919 and 2 January 1920. Asimov will celebrate his birthday on January 2nd. Asimov's parents are Anna Rachel Berman and Judah Asimov.
1923/02/13 After sailing from Liverpool on the RMS BALTIC, Asimov family immigrates to America. Although his father remembers them arriving on Feb 3 and were allowed to leave the ship on Feb 7, the original ship's manifest shows they arrived on 13 Feb 1923. Life Ellis Island Immigration Depot Statue of Liberty National Monument
1935/06/00 Isaac Asimov graduates from Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York. Education Boy's High School New York City
1941/00/00 "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov is published in Astounding Science Fiction. Author Nightfall (Short Story)
1941/00/00 Isaac Asimov's "Liar!" is published in Astounding Science Fiction. Author Liar! (Short Story)
1950/00/00 I Robot - published Author I Robot
1951/00/00 Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" is published by Gnome Press. Author Foundation (book)
1952/00/00 "Foundation and Empire" by Isaac Asimov is published Gnome Press. Author Foundation and Empire (book)
1952/00/00 "The Martian Way" by Isaac Asimov is published. Author The Martian Way (Short Story)
1953/00/00 Isaac Asimov's "Second Foundation" is published in book form by Gnome Press. Author Second Foundation (book)
1966/00/00 Asimov "Foundation" trilogy is awarded the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series". Author Foundation Book Series
1978/01/00 Edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg and Joseph D Olander, "100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories" is published by Doubleday. Editor 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (short story collection)
1983/12/00 Asimov undergoes triple bypass surgery at NYU Medical Center, during which he contracts HIV from a blood transfusion. Health
1989/00/00 "Foundation's Friends, Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov" is published by Tor Books. Edited by Martin H Greenberg, "Foundation's Friends" is an anthology of short stories set in universes created by Science Fiction author Isaac Asimov. Creator Foundation's Friends (short story collection)
1992/04/02 Isaac Asimov dies of heart and kidney failure, complications of AIDS, in New York City. He was cremated.

8 Creative Works by Isaac Asimov »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Nightfall (Short Story) Author Short Story 1941/00/00
  • 1000 Notable Short Stories, True Tales and Mezzobulas
Liar! (Short Story) Author Short Story 1941/00/00
  • 1000 Notable Short Stories, True Tales and Mezzobulas
I Robot Author Novel 1950/00/00
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
Foundation (book) Author Book 1951/00/00
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
The Martian Way (Short Story) Author Short Story 1952/00/00
  • 1000 Notable Short Stories, True Tales and Mezzobulas
Foundation and Empire (book) Author Novel 1952/00/00
Second Foundation (book) Author Novel 1953/00/00
Foundation Book Series Author Book Series 1966/00/00
  • Hugo Award for Best Series

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