author
Isaac Asimov
1920–1992
A towering figure of science fiction, he imagined galactic civilizations, intelligent robots, and the ethical dilemmas of scientific progress. His clear, energetic nonfiction also made complex ideas accessible to generations of general readers.
7 Audiobooks
Youth
by Isaac Asimov
Let's Get Together
by Isaac Asimov
Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 2 (of 3) Mass and Energy; The Neutron; The Structure of the Nucleus
by Isaac Asimov
Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 3 (of 3) Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Fusion; Beyond Fusion
by Isaac Asimov
Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 1 (of 3) Atomic Weights; Energy; Electricity
by Isaac Asimov
The Genetic Effects of Radiation
by Isaac Asimov, Theodosius Dobzhansky
The magnificent possession
by Isaac Asimov
About the author
Born around January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia, he moved with his family to the United States at the age of three. He studied at Columbia University and became a professor of biochemistry at Boston University.
One of the most prolific writers of the modern era, he wrote or edited more than 500 books and produced fiction, popular science, mysteries, essays, and literary criticism. He is best known for his hard science fiction, including influential stories about robots and large-scale galactic societies, and was widely regarded as one of the “Big Three” science-fiction writers alongside Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.
He died in New York City on April 6, 1992, leaving behind a body of work that continues to shape science fiction and popular understanding of science.