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Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 2 January 1920
- Died
- 6 April 1992
- Conflict
- World War II
- Place of birth
- Petrovichi
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Isaac
- Family name
- Asimov
- Spouse
- Janet Asimov, Gertrude Asimov
- Child
- Robyn Asimov
- Sibling
- Stanley Asimov
- Genre
- science fiction
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Occupation
- biochemist, novelist, prose writer, autobiographer, science fiction writer, science writer, non-fiction writer, university teacher, journalist, screenwriter, writer, crime fiction writer
- Awards
- Hugo Award, James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry, Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series, Humanist of the Year, Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Klumpke-Roberts Award, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Hugo Award for Best Novelette
- birth name
- Исаáк Ази́мов
- cause of death
- AIDS related disease, kidney failure, heart failure
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1, ProDetLit, Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
- discoverer or inventor
- positronic brain, positronic robot
- educated at
- Columbia University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University School of General Studies, Boys and Girls High School, Boys High School
- employer
- Boston University
- end of work period
- 1992
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- list of works
- Isaac Asimov bibliography
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of political party
- Democratic Party
- military branch
- United States Army
- name in native language
- Isaac Asimov
- nominated for
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Short Story
- notable work
- Foundation series, Robot series, Nightfall, The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science, I, Robot, The Bicentennial Man, The Gods Themselves, Youth
- pseudonym
- Paul French
- residence
- Brooklyn, Petrovichi, Boston, West Philadelphia, Manhattan
- start of work period
- 1934
- topic has template
- Template:Isaac Asimov novels
- topic's main category
- Category:Isaac Asimov
- writing language
- English
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