Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction writer and biochemistry professor, best known for his Foundation series and robot stories.
He formulated the Three Laws of Robotics, which became influential in both fiction and real-world discussions of artificial intelligence ethics.
Asimov wrote or edited over 500 books spanning science fiction, popular science, and numerous other genres, making him one of the most productive authors in literary history.
Psychology applied to history
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- fictionImagined narrative work
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
literature · narrative · publishing · hardcover · paperback · bibliography · prolific · wordsmith
Science of living chemistry
- Boston UniversityPrivate Massachusetts research institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- physicsScience of matter and energy
astronomy · biology · nonfiction · popularizer · educator · textbook · explanation · rationalism
Fictional android cognition system
- androidMachine resembling a person
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
- RobbieDiminutive of Robert
Based on conjecture
- predictionsForecasts of future events
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
technological · spacefaring · innovation · progress · forecasting · utopia · dystopia · imagination
psychohistory
Psychology applied to history
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- fictionImagined narrative work
sci-fi · literature · narrative · publishing · hardcover · paperback · bibliography · prolific · wordsmith · manuscripts
biochemistry
Science of living chemistry
- Boston UniversityPrivate Massachusetts research institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
physics · astronomy · biology · nonfiction · popularizer · educator · textbook · explanation · rationalism · skepticism
positronic
Fictional android cognition system
- androidMachine resembling a person
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
speculative
Based on conjecture
- predictionsForecasts of future events
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
extrapolation · technological · spacefaring · innovation · progress · forecasting · utopia · dystopia · imagination · prescient
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- NovelistsStephen King, Agatha Christie, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- classic sci-fiArthur C. Clarke, Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Bradbury, robots
- Genre AuthorsStephen King, Agatha Christie, J.R.R. Tolkien, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy AuthorsArthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein
Isaac AsimovPhilip K. Dick
Ursula K. Le Guin · Ray Bradbury · dystopian fiction · George Orwell · Aldous Huxley
Isaac AsimovL. Ron Hubbard
Aleister Crowley · mysticism · religious fundamentalism · pseudoscience · obscurantism
Isaac AsimovHarper Lee
J.D. Salinger · Ralph Ellison · Emily Brontë · Margaret Mitchell