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.
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...
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評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...
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A 21-year-old Asimov wrote this book. A feast of thoughts and visions.
评分A 21-year-old Asimov wrote this book. A feast of thoughts and visions.
评分十幾年前讀過中文版(科幻世界),再讀英文原版,發現其實是政治小說
评分十幾年前讀過中文版(科幻世界),再讀英文原版,發現其實是政治小說
评分十幾年前讀過中文版(科幻世界),再讀英文原版,發現其實是政治小說
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