Isaac Asimov FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Isaac Asimov.
This FAQ about Isaac Asimov was compiled and written by Edward J. Seiler ejseiler@earthlink.net and John H. Jenkins jenkins@mac.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.1 Just how many books did Asimov write?- Short answer:...
- 1.2 Where can I get a list of all of Asimov's books? Is there a WWW or FTP site for this information?
- Asimov published lists of his books periodically throughout his life, ...
- 1.3 Where can I download Asimov's fiction on the net?
- All of Asimov's work, fiction and non-fiction, was under copyright at ...
- 1.4 Where else can I find Asimov stuff on the net?
- Following is a list of some Internet sites containing Asimov related material....
- 1.5 I would like to buy a certain book by Asimov, but I can't find it anywhere. Can you help me find it?
- If the book is in print, you can probably have your local bookstore ...
- 2.1 How do you pronounce "Isaac Asimov"?
- EYE'zik AA'zi-mov. AA'zi-mof is also OK. The name is spelled with ...
- 2.2 Is Asimov really dead? When did he die? Where is he buried?
- Asimov died on April 6, 1992 of heart and kidney failure. His body ...
- 2.3 When and where was he born? (Isaac Asimov)
- Asimov was born (officially) January 2, 1920, in the town of ...
- 2.4 Who are the other members of his family? (Isaac Asimov)
- He was the son of Judah Asimov (1896-1969) and Anna Rachel Berman ...
- 2.5 Was he married? Did he have any children? (Isaac Asimov)
- Asimov met Gertrude Blugerman on a blind date on Valentine's Day, 1942,...
- 2.6 Where did Isaac Asimov live, attend school, and work during his life?
- When the Asimov family came to the United States in 1923, they moved ...
- 2.7 What are the titles of Isaac Asimov's autobiographies? Where can I get them?
- In Memory Yet Green covers the period from 1920-1954. ...
- 2.9 What religious beliefs did Isaac Asimov have?
- Asimov had no religious beliefs; he never believed in either God or ...
- 2.10 Did Isaac Asimov do anything other than write all day and all night?
- Although famous for writing over eight hours a day, seven days a week,...
- 2.11 Is it true that Isaac Asimov had a fear of flying?
- Yes, the same author who described spaceflights to other worlds and ...
- 2.12 What other notable quirks, fears, and pet peeves did Isaac Asimov have?
- Asimov was a teetotaler in later life, mainly because in all of ...
- 3.1 When did he start writing? (Isaac Asimov)
- When he was eleven years old he began ...
- 3.2 What was his first published story? (Isaac Asimov)
- After John Campbell, editor of Astounding Science Fiction, rejected ...
- 3.3 What awards did he win for his writing? (Isaac Asimov)
- Asimov was presented a special Hugo award in 1963 for adding science ...
- 3.4 What is Isaac Asimov's last book?
- Asimov's publishers have on more than one occasion published the ...
- 3.5 Of his own work, what were Isaac Asimov's favorite and least favorite novels? What were his favorite and least favorite stories?
- Asimov's favorite novel was The Gods Themselves , largely because of ...
- 4.1 What is this "Forward the Foundation" I keep hearing about?
- Forward the Foundation is the last-written of the Foundation books. ...
- 4.2 Did Isaac Asimov really write Forward the Foundation ? Didn'the die before it was done, so somebody else really wrote it up fromnotes?
- Yes, Asimov really wrote all of Forward the Foundation ....
- 4.3 What about the contradictions between "Forward the Foundation" andother Foundation books?
- The whole Foundation series is rife with contradictions. There are ...
- 4.4 Is it true that a new Foundation Trilogy written by threedifferent authors was published? How could the publisher be allowed todo such a thing?
- Yes, The Second Foundation Trilogy was published by HarperPrism. ...
- 4.5 What is the chronological order of the Foundation books? (Isaac Asimov)
- In the Author's Note at the beginning of Prelude to Foundation , Asimov says:...
- 4.6 What is the order in which the Foundation books should be read? (Isaac Asimov)
- There are actually three answers to this question....
- 4.7 Foundation and Earth ? What book is that? Why can't I find it onsale in a bookstore?
- Foundation and Earth was published by Doubleday in 1986, and a ...
- 4.8 Whatever happened to the Solarians, who mysteriously disappearedin Robots and Empire ?
- The fate of the Solarians is explained in Foundation and Earth ....
- 4.9 What is the significance of the ending of Foundation and Earth ?
- Foundation and Earth ends with a hook for a sequel -- the main ...
- 4.10 Why do Asimov's books give two reasons why the Earth becomes radioactive?
- Asimov introduced the idea of the Earth becoming radioactive ...
- 4.12 Is Data from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" an Asimovian robot?
- The television program Star Trek: The Next Generation included ...
- 4.13 What are the Laws of Robotics, anyway?
- The Three Laws of Robotics are:...
- 5.1 What is the relationship between the movie "Fantastic Voyage" andAsimov's novel?
- Asimov wrote the novel from the screenplay. He made a certain number ...
- 5.2 What did Asimov write besides the Foundation and robot books?
- Lots. Asimov published over 500 books by the time of his death. Many ...
- 5.3 What is the source of the title of the novel The Gods Themselves ?
- The title is obtained from the quote Against stupidity, the ...
- 5.4 Is there an index of his science articles for the Magazine ofFantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF)? Of his editorials in IsaacAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine (IASFM)?
- Asimov compiled a list of his F&SF essays on the occasion of the ...
- 5.5 What is the Asimov-Clarke treaty?
- The Asimov-Clarke Treaty of Park Avenue, put together as Asimov and ...
- 5.6 There's this really neat story by Isaac Asimov which I would like toread again, and I can remember the title; could you tell me where tofind it?
- If you correctly remembered the title, and Asimov did in fact write ...
- 5.7 There's this really neat story by Isaac Asimov, but I can't remember the title...
- The story is probably The Last Question. It can be found in a number ...
- 5.8 I'd like to hear some opinions about some of Isaac Asimov's books. Do you have any?
- Certainly opinions of Asimov's books are a favorite topic of discussion ...
- 5.9 What is the title of the essay that Isaac Asimov wrote concerning the ultimate self-contained, portable, high-tech reading device of the future which turns out to be a book? Where can I find it?
- The title of the essay is The Ancient and the Ultimate. It was ...
- 5.10 In his story "Pate de Foie Gras", Isaac Asimov presented a puzzle, but did not provide a solution to that puzzle...
- ...He stated that some people wrote ...
- 5.11 Did you know that Isaac Asimov is the only author to have published books in all ten categories of the Dewey Decimal System?
- No, because that claim is not true, despite the fact that it is ...
- 6.1 Records And Audio Tapes (Isaac Asimov)
- Asimov - Science Fiction , read by Isaac Asimov, Caedmon, New York,...
- 6.1 Videotapes (Isaac Asimov)
- Analog Presents: Isaac Asimov Visions of the Future , Quality Video,...
- 6.1 Computer Software (Isaac Asimov)
- The Complete Stories Volume 1, a Voyager Expanded Book, The ...
- 6.1 Board Games (Isaac Asimov)
- Isaac Asimov Presents Star Traders , Steve Jackson games....
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