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According to Wikipedia , Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. A prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction.
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1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 0 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75 87.5 100 112.5 Published Works Robots and Empire (1985) (78)A Modern Biology (1961) The Naked Sun (1957) (55)The Genetic Effects of Radiation (1966) The Complete Robot (1982) (41)Acid‐phosphatase activity of normal and neoplastic human tissues (1954) On the Reaction Inactivation of Tyrosinase during the Aerobic Oxidation of Catechol1 (1950) Foundation and Empire (1952) (36)"Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The Lives and Achievements of more than 1000 Great Scientists from Ancient Greece to the Space Age", Isaac Asimov, New York 1965 : [recenzja] / Helena Ostromęcka. (1966) (36)The Rest of the Robots (1964) (35)The Gods Themselves (1972) (34)The Caves of Steel (1954) (34)Asimov on Science Fiction (1981) (33)The Use of Silver Nitrate and Sodium Dichromate in the Detection of Purines by Paper Partition Chromatography1 (1950) Thinking by Machine: A Study of Cybernetics (1957) (32)Prelude to Foundation (1988) (30)The Relativity of Wrong (1988) (29)The Robots of Dawn (1983) (27)The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories (1976) (25)Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations (1990) (25)Foundation and Earth (1986) (25)Asimov's New Guide To Science (1972) (23)A short history of biology (1964) (23)Fact and Fancy (1962) (22)Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery (1989) Robots, machines in man's image (1985) (21)THE GENETIC CODE. (1965) Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare (1970) (19)The composition of the atmosphere (1955) Asimov's guide to science (1972) (19)The History of Physics (1984) (18)Foundation's Edge (1982) (18)The natural occurrence of short-lived radioisotopes (1953) The Roving Mind (1983) A Choice of Catastrophes (1979) (14)A Short History of Chemistry (1965) (14)Our Angry Earth (1991) (13)Adding a Dimension (1964) (13)Scientists Confront Velikovsky (1979) (13)The Secret of the Universe (1991) (12)Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos (1991) (12)TPT NOTES: Try Science Fiction as a Teaching Aid (1968) The End of Eternity (1955) (10)Data for Biochemical Research (Dawson, R. M. C.; Elliott, Daphne C.; Elliott, W. H.; Jones, K. M.; eds.) (1960) The Sun Shines Bright (1981) (10)Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the lives and achievements of 1510 great scientists from ancient times to the present chronologically arranged (1964) (10)Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts (1979) (9)Words from the myths. (1961) (9)Words of Science, and the History Behind Them. (1959) (9)Beginnings: The Story of Origins-Of Mankind, Life, the Earth, the Universe (1987) (8)The Human Body: Its Structure and Operation (1963) Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers (1984) (8)The Left Hand of the Electron (1972) (8)Gold : The Final Science Fiction Collection (1995) (8)The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar (1967) (7)Planets for Man (2000) (7)Fantastic Voyage: A Novel (1966) (7)Enzymes and metaphor (1959) The Time Machine / The War of the Worlds (1986) (6)Before the Golden Age (1974) (6)Ratio of desoxypentosenucleic acid to potassium in normal and malignant human tissue. (1951) Life and Energy (1962) (6)The radioactivity of the human body (1955) Asimov's Chronology of the World (1991) Pebble in the Sky (1950) (6)The elementary composition of the earth's crust (1954) The search for the elements. (1962) (6)Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments (1968) (6)Forward the Foundation (1993) (5)The Fire Came By: The Riddle Of The Great Siberian Explosion (1976) Amazon ’ s $ 150 Million Typo Is a Lightning Rod for a Big Cloud Problem (5)Eyes on the Universe: A History of the Telescope (1975) (5)The New Intelligent Man's Guide to Science (1966) The Tragedy of the Moon (1973) (5)Isaac Asimov's science fiction magazine, Winter 1977 (1977) (5)The Stars in their Courses (1971) (4)The elementary composition of the earth (1956) It's Such a Beautiful Day (1955) (4)Living in the Future (1985) (4)What Is an Eclipse (1994) (4)The human brain, its capacities and functions. (1994) (4)In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920–1954 (1979) (4)The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1986) (4)The intelligent man's guide to the biological science (1964) (4)Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation (1951) (4)The noble gases (1966) Our Future in the Cosmos: Space (1985) (3)Our World in Space (1974) (3)Fifty short science fiction tales (1963) (3)Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography and Asimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1982) Understanding physics : 3 volumes in 1 : motion, sound and heat, light, magnetism, and electricity, the electron, proton, and neutron (1988) (3)The Foundation trilogy ; Foundation ; Foundation and empire ; Second foundation ; The stars, like dust ; The naked sun ; I, robot (1978) (3)Asimov on Astronomy (1974) (3)Realm of measure. (1960) (3)The kingdom of the sun. (1966) (3)Earth is room enough: Science fiction tales of our own planet (1957) (3)The Greeks; a great adventure (1965) (3)The Earth's Moon (1988) (3)His Own Particular Drummer. (1976) (2)The Roman Republic (1973) (2)The Complete Stories (1990) (2)The Neutrino, Ghost Particle of the Atom, (1966) (2)Potentialities of protein isomerism (1954) View from a Height (1963) Naturally occurring radioisotopes (1953) The world around you (1966) (2)Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space (1991) The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science (1960) (2)The Birth and Death of Stars (1989) (2)Is Anyone There (1968) How did we find out about photosynthesis (1989) (2)How did we find out about superconductivity (1988) (2)Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humour: A Lifetime Collection of Favourite Jokes, Anecdotes and Limericks with Copious Notes on How to Tell Them and Why (1972) (2)The Currents of Space (1952) (2)20,000 leagues under the sea ; Around the moon (1965) (2)Asimov's Guide to Halley's Comet (1985) (2)The Martian Way and Other Stories (1955) (2)Races and people (1955) (2)I, Robot. Short Stories. (2000) (2)How did we find out about the atmosphere (1985) (2)Realm of Algebra (1961) (2)From Earth to Heaven (1966) (2)The Complete Science Fair Handbook: For Teachers and Parents of Students in Grades 4-8 (1989) (2)Asimov's biographical encyclopedia of science and technology : the living stories of more than 1000 great scientists from the age of Greece to the space age (1964) (1)In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov 1954-1978 (1980) (1)The Clock We Live On (1959) (1)Alpha Centauri, the Nearest Star (1976) (1)Science fiction A to Z : a dictionary of the great s.f. themes (1982) (1)The Planet That Wasn't There (1976) (1)The Story of Ruth (1972) (1)Book-Review - Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos - the Growth and Future of Human Knowledge (1982) (1)Communicating through the earth (1979) The annotated Gulliver's travels : Gulliver's travels (1980) (1)The Winds of Change and Other Stories (1983) (1)How Did We Find Out About Volcanoes (1981) (1)Nightfall and Other Stories (1969) (1)Preparation of stable human prostatic phosphomonoesterase. (1952) What Causes Acid Rain (1994) (1)How Did We Find Out About Earthquakes (1978) (1)Not as We Know it - The Chemistry of Life (1981) (1)How we found out about germs (1982) (1)The Ancient and the Ultimate. (1974) (1)Computerized Education in a Low Birth Rate Society. (1979) (1)The electron, proton, and neutron (1966) (1)I Can't Believe I Saw the Whole Thing!. (1972) (1)Isaac Asimov: The Great Explainer. (1981) (1)Guest Editorial: The scientists' responsibility (1971) How Did We Find Out About Black Holes (1978) (1)How Did We Find Out About Comets (1981) (1)How Did We Find Out About Antarctica (1981) (1)Asimov's annotated "Don Juan" (1972) (1)A Whiff of Death (1958) (1)Words on the Map (1962) (1)Science Past - Science Future (1975) (1)Asimov's Annotated Paradise Lost (1974) (1)Our Future in the Cosmos: Computers (1985) (1)Words from History. (1968) (1)How Did We Find Out the Earth Is Round (1972) (1)Five noted thinkers explore the future (1976) (1)The Dangers of Intelligence and Other Science Essays. Isaac Asimov. 1986. Houghton Mifflin Co. 193 pages. ISBN: 0-395-41554-3. Hard cover $16.95 (1986) The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (1986) (1)The Chemicals of Life: Enzymes, Vitamins, Hormones (1954) (1)Electricity and Man (Rev.) (1974) (1)The Sword of Achilles (1963) Chemistry and Human Health. (1956) Work in the 21st Century: An Anthology of Writings on the Changing World of Work (1984) (1)The Ugly Little Boy (1958) (1)Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy; Volume 3; Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion, Beyond Fusion (1972) (1)Why Does the Moon Change Shape (1994) (1)Art and Science (1978) The next frontier (1976) (1)The Edge of Tomorrow (1985) (1)Environments out there (1967) (1)What is science (1990) Bloodstream: River of Life (1961) (1)The relative contributions of various elements to the earth's radioactivity (1954) The biological sciences (1965) Tales of the Occult (1989) (1)The best new thing (1971) (1)Centerscope: v. 4, no. 2-6 (1971) (0)The Deadly sins and cardinal virtues of science fiction (1982) (0)Election day 2084 : a science fiction anthology on the politics of the future (1984) (0)Frontiers: New Discoveries About Man and His Planet, Outer Space, and the Universe (1990) (0)How we found out about energy (1982) (0)Book-Review - Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos (1982) (0)The Birth of the United States, 1763-1816 (1973) (0)Asimov's Mysteries (1968) (0)How we found out about earthquakes (1982) (0)Medicine and morals: government vs. science. (1981) (0)A short history of chemistry / Isaac Asimov (1989) (0)How Did We Find Out about Sunshine (1987) (0)The best essays of Isaac Asimov (1993) (0)Counting the Eons (1983) (0)Science-Fiction Adventures in Dimension (1953) (0)How we found out about dinosaurs (1982) (0)How Did We Find Out about DNA (1985) (0)How Did We Find Out About Vitamins (1975) (0)More on Mercury's satellite (1976) Why Do Stars Twinkle (1994) (0)Think about Space: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? (1991) (0)The Nobel Gases (1967) Atomic weights ; Energy ; Electricity (1972) (0)Robot dreams : masterworks of science fiction and fantasy (1986) (0)Mysteries of deep space : black holes, pulsars, and quasars (1994) (0)Robot city - Suspicion (1987) (0)Puzzles of the Black Widowers (1990) (0)How to win at contract bridge in 10 easy lessons (1972) (0)Mars: Our Mysterious Neighbor (1988) (0)Laughing space : funny science fiction (1982) (0)How we found out about atoms (1982) (0)World arround you : adder edition at the 2000 world level / Isaac Asimov (1966) (0)Projects in Astronomy (1990) (0)More Words of Science (1972) (0)The Shaping of North America from Earliest Times to 1763. (1973) (0)The National Pastime (1988) Asimov's Sherlockian Limericks (1978) (0)Comets and meteors (1990) (0)BOOK REVIEWS: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1965) BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Physics for the Layman: Understanding Physics. Vol. 1, Motion, Sound, and Heat. Vol. 2, Light, Electricity, and Magnetism. Vol. 3, The Elecron, Proton, and Neutron (1968) Concepts in Physics (1973) (0)The Dark Ages. (1973) Blood Group Substances . Their chemistry and immunochemistry. Elvin A. Kabat. Academic Press, New York, 1956. 330 pp. Illus. $8. (1956) Pluto: A double planet? (1990) (0)Uranus, the sideways planet (1988) (0)Alpha Centauri, la estrella más próxima (1984) (0)Computer Crimes and Capers (1983) (0)The Universe: From Flat Earth to Black Holes and Beyond (1967) (0)Book-Review - Asimov's Guide to Halley's Comet - the Awesome Story of Comets (1985) (0)The March of the Millennia: A Key to Looking at History (1990) (0)How we found out about our human roots (1982) (0)Isaac Asimov's library of the universe. Index. (1990) (0)Our solar system (1988) (0)Mars, the Red Planet (1977) (0)Twentieth Century Discovery (1969) (0)Understading physics volome 3 : the electron, proton, and neutron / by Isaac Asi,ov (1966) (0)New Wolrd in Life Science (1984) (0)The world around you / by Isaac Asimov (1966) (0)Life and time (1978) (0)The Rocky Planets (1994) (0)Saturn and Beyond (1979) (0)The Chemicals of Life (1954) (0)The chemicals of life : enzyme, vitamins, hormones / by Isaac Asimov (1959) (0)Before your very eyes : a world of nature (1993) (0)At Stake: 500,000,000 Years of Life. (1972) (0)How did we find out about the universe (1985) (0)How We Found Out About Black Holes. (1982) (0)Through a Glass, Clearly (1967) (0)How Did We Find Out about Microwaves (1989) (0)Men Against the Stars (1950) (0)Opus: A Selection from the First 200 Books (1980) (0)How Did We Find Out about Solar Power (1981) (0)Limericks: Too Gross (1978) (0)Book-Review - the Milky way - the Structure and Development of Our Star System (1983) (0)A distant giant : the planet Neptune (1996) (0)How Did We Find Out about Atoms (1982) (0)Lost Cities and Forgotten Tribes (1974) (0)Motion, Sound and Heat (1969) (0)Asimov's galaxy : reflections on science fiction (1989) (0)How we found out about outer space (1982) (0)Would You Believe (1981) Have you Seen These? (1962) How we found out about Antarctica (1982) (0)Change! : seventy-one glimpses of the future (1981) (0)How Did We Find Out about Energy (1975) (0)A Guide to Science Reading. Compiled and edited by Hilary J. Deason. New American Library, New York, 1963. 220 pp. Paper, 60¢ (1963) Tomorrow's Children (1966) The birth of our universe (1995) (0)More Tales of the Black Widowers (1976) (0)How We Found Out About Oil (1982) (0)Marvels of Science (1957) (0)Gold from the Sun : essays from SciQuest (1997) (0)Banquets of the Black Widowers (1984) (0)Quasars, pulsars, and black holes (1988) (0)Astronomy in ancient times (1995) (0)Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection (1995) (0)To the ends of the universe (1976) (0)SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY ALBERT SZENT-GYÖRGYI. The Crazy Ape. Pp. 93. New York: Philosophical Library, 1970. $3.95 (1970) Norby : robot for hire (1987) (0)The Subatomic Monster (1985) (0)The Moons of Jupiter (1957) (0)Earth's twin : the planet Venus (1996) (0)The Road to Infinity (1979) (0)Behavior genetics. Introduction to genetics. (1970) (0)Mercury, the quick planet (1989) (0)Scope: v. 1, no. 1-8 (1967) (0)Book-Review - X Stands for Unknown (1986) (0)Is there life on other planets (1989) (0)How Did We Find Out About Nuclear Power (1976) (0)Our vast home : the Milky Way and other galaxies (1995) (0)The Robot As Enemy? and Other Science Essays (1992) (0)Author! Author! (1964) (0)Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice (1984) (0)Elegance, utility and odd mathematical snapshots (1990) The solar system and photos. (1975) (0)Aliens and extraterrestrials: are we alone? (1995) (0)Light, magnetism, and electricity (1966) (0)Inside the Atom (1956) (0)Laser 1 - science fiction (1990) (0)Amazing Stories: 60 Years of the Best Science Fiction (1985) (0)Science and human beings (1995) (0)Horizons unlimited: scientists must prove Orwell wrong! (1979) (0)How Did We Find Out About Neptune (1990) (0)The Stars, Like Dust (1951) (0)How Did We Find Out about the Speed of Light (1986) (0)Murder at the ABA (1976) (0)Scientific American resource library : readings in the physical sciences (1969) (0)The By-Product of Science Fiction: In the battle against the cult of ignorance a branch of popular literature holds out for the respectability of brains (1956) The collapsing universe (1977) 2. Numerical Soc Models (0)The Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of the World (1975) (0)Visions of the Universe (1981) (0)How Did We Find Out about Pluto (1991) (0)Realm of Numbers (1959) (0)Stories for tomorrow (1978) (0)The physical sciences (1960) How We Found Out about Nuclear Power (1982) (0)Book-Review - the History of Physics (1984) (0)Asimov's annotated Gilbert & Sullivan (1988) (0)Asimov : the complete robot selected stories (1992) (0)Tales of the Black Widowers (1974) (0)Mass and energy ; The neutron ; The structure of the nucleus (1972) (0)How Did We Find Out about Dinosaurs (1975) (0)Saturn: The ringed beauty (1989) (0)The Tyrannosaurus Prescription: And 100 Other Essays (1989) (0)Casebook of the Black Widowers (1980) (0)Ends of the Earth (1990) (0)Have you Seen These? (1981) Our planet Earth (1995) (0)A short history of biology : Issac Asimov (1964) Science's Most Critical Experiments: Science is founded on a complex of experiments done over the centuries, some of which have been more crucial than others (1984) The End eternity / by Isaac Asimov (1958) (0)The Solar System and Back (1970) (0)Robots e imperio (1991) (0)100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1985) (0)There’s No Place Like Spome (1966) Jupiter: The Largest Planet (1973) (0)Talking About Relativity; Widening Horizons: Man's Quest to Understand the Structure of the Universe; and The Stars in Their Courses (1971) Lest We Remember (1982) (0)The Hugo Winners (1962) (0)Building blocks of the universe (1957) (0)COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY VOL. 15, 1951: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MAN (1952) BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Essays in Popular Science: The Stars in Their Courses (1972) Book-Review - the Exploding Suns - the Secrets of the Supernovas (1985) (0)Nightfall Two: Science Fiction Stories (1986) (0)Venus: A shrouded mystery (1990) (0)Impact of Science on Society (1954) How Did We Find Out About Outer Space (1977) (0)The Rings of Saturn (1958) (0)Fantastic voyage II : destination brain / Isaac Asimov (1987) (0)The Double Planet (1967) The Roman Empire (1967) Why Do We Have Different Seasons (1994) (0)Who Done It (1980) Why do we need to brush our teeth (1993) (0)The Solar System: The Moon (1969) (0)Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Short Stories for Young Adults (1986) (0)How we found out about numbers (1982) (0)BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: Highly Recommended: The Noble Gases (1968) Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Crime Stories of the 19th Century (1990) (0)The Fascinating Story of Fossil Fuels. (1973) (0)Of Matters Great and Small (1975) (0)BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: An Uncompromising View: Mechanical Man, The Physical Basis of Intelligent Life (1969) The By-Product of Science Fiction (1957) Norby through time and space (1988) (0)A grossery of limericks (1981) (0)Earth: Our Home Base (1988) (0)How Did We Find Out About Germs (1974) (0)Soviet science fiction (1962) (0)How was the universe born (1989) (0)Asimov Laughs Again: More Than 700 Favorite Jokes, Limericks, and Anecdotes (1992) (0)Mythology And The Universe (1990) (0)Clarke's Third Law on UFO's (1968) The Beginning and the End (1977) (0)Wellsprings of Life (1961) (0)How did we find out about computers (1986) (0)More Papers This paper list is powered by the following services:
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