Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).
Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, a title many still honor. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of nonfiction. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French.
Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery.
Asimov was a long-time member and Vice President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs" He took more joy in being president of the American Humanist Association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, a Brooklyn, NY elementary school, and two different Isaac Asimov Awards are named in his honor.
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future -- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire -- both scientists and scholars -- and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.
But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun -- or fight them and be destroyed.
本来我是要读《安德的游戏》的,但是被学生借走至今未还,只好抄起一本《基地》来泄愤。 一直没搞清楚阿西莫夫这几部作品的关系,之前只知道有基地三部曲、机器人三部曲和银河帝国三部曲,手里拿着的这个是基地七部曲的第一部,书名却叫《银河帝国:基地》,顿...
评分此书确实是最值得一读的科幻作品。 作为科幻书籍,要想历久弥新非常不容易。毕竟科技在发展,作品中描写的新科技也许已经成为现实甚至过时。至于庞大的星际战争与政治争霸,在其他类作品中屡见不鲜,甚至历史本身比描写更加精彩,更加不可思议。所以更显示出此书的不凡。 作品...
评分原文地址: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/04/paul-krugman-asimov-economics 有些小说可以塑造十几岁小男孩的生活。对有些人来说,是安·兰德的《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》;对令一些人来说,是托尔金的《指环王》。据一条被广泛引用的网络迷因(internet meme),前一...
评分终于把基地系列的三本都看完了,这本虽然是第一本,但也是最喜欢的。喜欢开头对世界的铺垫,还有中间跳跃发展的历史,每个人物的性格都很生动。 觉得构思和情节出人意料但是又都很合理。而且感觉很大气。科学技术方面的构想现在看来似乎有点问题,不过还是可以接受的。觉得阿西...
超有趣。不到一天就看完了。好久没有看这么顺了。
评分因为看过中文版,情节上就是复习啦,这部的难点在于单词。
评分我总是觉得阿西莫夫的科普书要比他的科幻小说更好看...
评分欧洲历史的缩微再现。英雄,自觉或不自觉把握住时代脉搏的人,自愿成为世界精神的仆人。
评分Seldon crises are not solved by individuals but by historic forces.Though, A Master becomes one because he has a deep insight into his time
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