Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992) was a Russian writer. He also was a scientist of the chemistry of life (a "biochemist").

[edit] Life

Isaac Asimov was born in Russia. He later lived in the United States. He wrote many books. People know about Isaac Asimov because of his science fiction books and his science books for non-scientists.

[edit] Writing

Asimov's most famous books were the Foundation Series. He also wrote the Galactic Empire and the Robot Series. He also wrote mystery, fantasy, and non-fiction books. He wrote or edited over 500 books and about 90,000 letters. He wrote books about many subjects.

[edit] Death

When he had heart surgery in 1983, he got blood infected with HIV. He got AIDS and died in 1992. His widow did not tell anyone how he died.