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Isaac Asimov: A Life Of the Grand Master Of Science Fiction
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Product Description
Isaac Asimov dominated science fiction for over half a century. He wrote over 400 books during the course of his career and was honored with every prize and award the science fiction community could give him. By his late teens, he had already embarked upon the works that would make him world-famous: the Robot stories, in which he laid down the Three Laws of Robotics, which are still accepted today by researchers into artificial intelligence; "Nightfall," arguably the best science fiction short story ever written; and the Foundation novels, where he established the idea of warring galactic empires, changing the face of science fiction forever. Bestselling author Michael White's probing first-ever biography of this extraordinary writer takes us from Asimov's troubled childhood in New York to his ascendancy to the rank of "Grand Master," the highest honor in the science fiction world. With the success of last summer's hit film I, Robot and more Asimovian movies in the works, the founding father of science fiction is as influential and popular today as he was in the 1950s.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1037939 in Books
- Published on: 2005-03-24
- Released on: 2005-03-24
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .65 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
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About the Author
Michael White is the author of more than 20 books, notably his recent Tolkien: A Biography, a best seller in Britain, and C. S. Lewis: A Life. He is a former science writer for GQ magazine and a consultant for the Discovery Channel. In a previous incarnation, he was a member of the Thompson Twins pop group, and lectured in science at Oxford before becoming a full-time writer in 1991. He lives in Perth, Australia.
