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Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts

Isaac Asimov

  • 504 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 1979
  • 17 editions
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1 About this book

Three thousand of the most interesting and unusual of fascinating facts plucked from a broad spectrum including the sciences, history, fashion, entertainment, the Universe, and not to forget a veritable smorgasbord of the great eccentrics.

Good for readers who want: science, history, astronomy, and a long read.

  • Science
  • History
  • Astronomy
  • Entertainment
  • Cosmology

2 About Isaac Asimov

1920–1992

Isaac Asimov ( AZ-im-ov; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) 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. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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