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January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) 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 a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. </p> <p> Also known as <a href="/profession/77/">Science Fiction Writer</a>, <a href="/profession/247/">Science Writer</a>, <a href="/profession/75/">Screenwriter</a>, <a href="/profession/70/">Non-Fiction Writer</a>, <a href="/profession/98/">University Teacher</a>, <a href="/profession/4/">Journalist</a> </p> </div> <span class="more" id="auhtor_info_more" more="more" less="Less">more</span> <ul class="author__about__options"><li><a href="http://www.asimovonline.com/" class="i-link" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Isaac Asimov official website"></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov" class="i-wiki" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Wikipedia article about Isaac Asimov"></a></li></ul> </div> </section> <div class="switch"> <ul class="switch-view" role="menu"> <li id="switch_cards" role="menuitem" class="active"><i class="i-cards" title="view_as_cards"></i></li> <li id="switch_list" role="menuitem"><i class="i-list" title="view_as_list"></i></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1685/17a3/">All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. 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the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1685/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/15/1685.v4.jpg" alt="Isaac Asimov"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Isaac Asimov</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="22c77"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="22c77" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1685/22c77/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20don%27t%20believe%20in%20personal%20immortality%3B%20the%20only%20way%20I%20expect%20to%20have%20some%20version%20of%20such%20a%20thing%20is%20through%20my%20books.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1685%2F22c77%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/67/">Believe</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/77/">Way</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/3555/">Immortality</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1685/24d36/">The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1685/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/15/1685.v4.jpg" alt="Isaac Asimov"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Isaac Asimov</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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Our ruling class knows one law; no change. Despotism! They know one rule; force. Maldistribution! They know one desire; to hold what is theirs.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1685/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/15/1685.v4.jpg" alt="Isaac Asimov"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Isaac Asimov</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="2756a"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="2756a" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1685/2756a/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Inertia%21%20Our%20ruling%20class%20knows%20one%20law%3B%20no%20change.%20Despotism%21%20They%20know%20one%20rule%3B%20force.%20Maldistribution%21%20They%20know%20one%20desire%3B%20to%20hold%20what%20is%20theirs.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1685%2F2756a%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/328/">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/919/">Desire</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul> <div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-3'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1685/174cf/">Asimov: Well, I liked Star Wars. I thought Battlestar Galactica was such a close imitation of Star Wars, emphasizing the less attractive portions, that I was a little impatient with it.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1685/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/15/1685.v4.jpg" alt="Isaac Asimov"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Isaac Asimov</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="174cf"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="174cf" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a1685/174cf/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Asimov:%20Well%2C%20I%20liked%20Star%20Wars.%20I%20thought%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20was%20such%20a%20close%20imitation%20of%20Star%20Wars%2C%20emphasizing%20the%20less%20attractive%20portions%2C%20that%20I%20was%20a%20little%20impatient%20with%20it.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa1685%2F174cf%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/1153/">Star</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1685/2af1/">Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a1685/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/15/1685.v4.jpg" alt="Isaac Asimov"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Isaac Asimov</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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