Isaac Asimov Historical Figure Nationality: United States (born in Russia) Religion: Atheist (Jewish) Date of Birth: 1920? Date of Death: 1992 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Author, Scientist, Philosopher Spouse: Gertrude Blugerman (div. 1973); Janet Jeppson Turtledove Appearances: "Hindsight" POD: 1949 Type of Appearance: Reference

Isaac Asimov (1920?– 1992) was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

One of his legacies is the science fiction pulp magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction, which is still published to this day. Harry Turtledove has published several of his short stories in Asimov's. For Asimov's part, he wrote the forewords for Turtledove's anthologies Agent of Byzantium and A Different Flesh.

Isaac Asimov in "Hindsight"Edit

In the 1950s, Issac Asimov found a challenger to his title of preeminant science fiction writer in the form of Mark Gordian, who, in the years between 1949 and 1953, had published more fiction than Asimov.

See AlsoEdit

• Literary Allusions in Turtledove's Work#Isaac Asimov
• "Trantor Falls"