This assignment gives an insight about the life of legendary writer Issac Asimov.

3.  Issac 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 born in petrovichi,Russsian SFSR on 2nd
January,1920.
 His parents were Anna Rachael & Judah Asimov, a
family of Jewish millers.
 Later, Asimov was growing up in Brooklyn, New York.
 Graduating at 15, he attended the City College of
New York.
 He completed his Master of Arts degree in chemistry
in 1941 and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in
chemistry in 1948.

4.  His early career was dominated by science fiction,
began with short stories in 1939 till the “ The Naked
Sun”(1957).
 Asimov believed his most enduring contributions
would be his “Three Laws of Robotics” &
“Foundation Series”.
 Asimov coined the term “robotics” without
suspecting that it might be an original word.
 “The Positronic Man” by Asimov was adapted
into the 1999 movie Bicentennial Man, starring
Robin Williams.
 Asimov published his autobiography I. Asimov: A
Memoir(1994) covers his whole life story.
 Asimov writing style in fictional work is
extremely unornamented.

6. It is a science fiction novel
by Issac Asimov. The
novel has two parts: The
General & The Mule. It is
the second book in the
Foundation Series & the
fourth in the universe
chronology.

7. It is a book written by
Issac Asimov and edited
by Carl Freedman.

8.  1957- Thomas Alva Edison Award for best
science book for youth.
 1963- Hugo Award for “adding science to
science fiction.”
 1967- Edward E.Smith Memorial Award.
 1972- Nebula Award for Best Novel.
 1975- Locus Award for best reprint Anthology for
“Before the golden age.”
 1984- Humanist of the Year.
 2000- Asimov was featured on a stamp in Israel.
 20001- The Issac Asimov Memorial Databases
was established in New York.