Isaac Asimov ( AZ-im-ov; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University.
Isaac Asimov (2 Januari 1920 – 6 April 1992) adalah ahli biokimia Amerika Serikat kelahiran Rusia, yang juga merupakan penulis.
Asimov was a claustrophile: he enjoyed small, enclosed spaces.
Asimov juga adalah seorang klaustrofil (menyukai ruangan yang kecil dan tertutup).
Asimov's career can be divided into several periods.
Karier Asimov dapat dibagi kepada beberapa periode waktu.
His early career, dominated by science fiction, began with short stories in 1939 and novels in 1950.
Karier awalnya yang didominasi fiksi ilmiah, dimulai dengan cerita-cerita pendek pada 1939.
This lasted until about 1958, all but ending after publication of The Naked Sun (1957).
Ini berlangsung hingga sekitar tahun 1958, dan bisa dibilang berakhir dengan terbitnya The Naked Sun.
Starting in 1982, the second half of his science fiction career began with the publication of Foundation's Edge.
Diawali pada tahun 1982, paruh kedua karier fiksi ilmiahnya dimulai dengan diterbitkannya Foundation's Edge.
From then until his death, Asimov published several more sequels and prequels to his existing novels, tying them together in a way he had not originally anticipated, making a unified series.
Sejak saat itu hingga saat kematiannya, Asimov menerbitkan banyak lanjutan dari novel-novel sebelumnya, mengaitkan cerita-ceritanya dengan suatu cara yang tidak pernah dia perkirakan sebelumnya.
Asimov believed his most enduring contributions would be his "Three Laws of Robotics" and the Foundation series.
Dalam pandangannya, Asimov yakin bahwa sumbangannya yang paling berharga adalah Tiga Hukum Robot dan Seri Dasar (rujuk Yours, Isaac Asimov, hal. 329).
In 1968 the Science Fiction Writers of America voted "Nightfall" the best science fiction short story ever written.
Pada tahun 1968, Nightfall dipilih sebagai kisah fiksi ilmiah terbaik yang pernah ada oleh Science Fiction Writers of America (Kelompok Penulis Fiksi Ilmiah Amerika)
Beginning in 1977, Asimov lent his name to Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (now Asimov's Science Fiction) and wrote an editorial for each issue.
Mulai tahun 1977, dia menulis editorial di setiap edisi Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (kini bernama Asimov's Science Fiction).
There was also a short-lived Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine and a companion Asimov's Science Fiction Anthology reprint series, published as magazines (in the same manner as the stablemates Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine's "anthologies").
Selain itu, ada pula Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine dan Asimov's Science Fiction Anthology, meski penerbitan keduanya ini tidak bertahan lama.
He published Asimov's Guide to the Bible in two volumes—covering the Old Testament in 1967 and the New Testament in 1969—and then combined them into one 1,300-page volume in 1981.
Dia menerbitkan Asimov's Guide to the Bible (Panduan Alkitab Asimov) pada tahun 1967 dan 1969 dalam dua jilid (yang kemudian digabungkan menjadi satu pada tahun 1981).
The epilogue was written by his widow Janet Asimov after his death.
Epilognya ditulis oleh istrinya, Janet, sesaat setelah Asimov meninggal.
Janet Asimov edited It's Been a Good Life (2002), a condensed version of his three autobiographies.
It's Been a Good Life (2002), disunting oleh Janet Asimov.
The Currents of Space.
The Currents of Space (1952)
Earth Is Room Enough.
Earth Is Room Enough (1957)
Nightfall and Other Stories.
Nightfall and Other Stories (1969)
ISBN 0-449-02850-X. The Best of Isaac Asimov.
The Early Asimov (1972) The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973)
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories.
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975)
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories.
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories (1976)
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov.
The Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1977).
ISBN 978-0-14-017213-3 The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar (1966), Walker, ISBN 978-0-380-01596-2 The Neutrino (1966), Doubleday, ASIN B002JK525W Understanding Physics Vol.
The Neutrino (1966) The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar (1966) Science, Numbers and I (1968)