Asimov, Isaac 1920-1992
Works: | 4,090 works in 17,765 publications in 28 languages and 385,901 library holdings |
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Genres: | Science fiction Fiction Biographies Detective and mystery fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Novels Drama Science fiction films Autobiographies Psychological fiction |
Subject Headings: | Authors, American |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Contributor, Other, Former owner, Creator, Donor, Compiler, win, wpr, Narrator, Interviewee, Composer, Commentator, Honoree, Originator, Performer, Host, Author of afterword, colophon, etc. |
Classifications: | PS3551.S5, 813.54 |
- In memory yet green : the autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920-1954 by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- I. Asimov : a memoir by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- In joy still felt : the autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978 by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- It's been a good life by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- Isaac Asimov by William F Touponce( Book )
- The science fiction of Isaac Asimov by Joseph F Patrouch( Book )
- Isaac Asimov by Joseph D Olander( Book )
- Isaac Asimov : the foundations of science fiction by James E Gunn( Book )
- Bicentennial man by Chris Columbus( Visual )
- Isaac Asimov by Jean Fiedler( Book )
- Astounding : John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of science fiction by Alec Nevala-Lee( Book )
- Opus 200 by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- Isaac Asimov : the foundations of science fiction by James E Gunn( Book )
- Opus 100 by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- An Asimov companion : characters, places and terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation metaseries by Donald Palumbo( )
- I, robot by Alex Proyas( Visual )
- Asimov et l'acceptabilité des robots by Jean-Pierre Béland( )
- Opus 300 by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- Yours, Isaac Asimov : a lifetime of letters by Isaac Asimov( Book )
- Asimov's galaxy : reflections on science fiction by Isaac Asimov( Book )


312 editions published between 1951 and 2021 in 12 languages and held by 6,445 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For nearly fifty years, Isaac Asimov thrilled millions of readers with his internationally bestselling Foundation Series, a spell-binding tale of the future that spans hundreds of years and dozens of worlds. Here, now, is Forward the Foundation, the seventh and final volume in the series. Completed just before his death, it is the Grand Master's last gift to his legions of admirers. Here, at last, is the story Asimov fans have been waiting for, an exciting tale of danger, intrigue, and suspense that chronicles the second half of hero Hari Seldon's life as he struggles to perfect his revolutionary Theory of Psychohistory and establish the means by which the survival of humanity will be ensured: Foundation. For, as Seldon and his loyal band of followers know, the mighty Galactic Empire is crumbling, and its inevitable destruction will wreak havoc Galaxy-wide ... A resounding tour de force, Forward the Foundation brings full circle Asimov's renowned Foundation epic. It is the crowning achievement of a great writer's life, and a stunning testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov
364 editions published between 1930 and 2021 in 14 languages and held by 5,743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark
114 editions published between 1982 and 2021 in 9 languages and held by 4,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interplanetary intrigue, hyperspace pursuit, and future technology combine with a desperate search for the planet Earth
255 editions published between 1951 and 2021 in 12 languages and held by 3,865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old girl seemed to have the answer, or did she?
202 editions published between 1952 and 2020 in 7 languages and held by 3,839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although small and seemingly helpless, the Foundation had managed to survive against the greed of its neighboring warlords. But could it stand against the mighty power of the Empire, who had created a mutant man with the strength of a dozen battlefleets ... ' From the Paperback edition
110 editions published between 1986 and 2021 in 9 languages and held by 3,549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Continues the Foundation trilogy. Golan Trevise, former councliman of the First Foundation, is entrusted with formidable task--to determine the future of Galactic development
107 editions published between 1970 and 2021 in 10 languages and held by 3,517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A Foundation Book." When young Hari Seldon arrives on Trantor, he is unaware of the perilous politics that are brewing. After he presents his paper on psychohistory, he becomes the most wanted man in the Empire
68 editions published between 1922 and 2021 in 3 languages and held by 3,177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kalgash is a world on the edge of chaos, torn between religious fanaticism and scientific rationalism. Their civilization is threatened by Nightfall, the first sunset in over two thousand years
103 editions published between 1983 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Detective Elijah Baley--from The Naked Sun and Caves of Steel--is sent to Aurora to solve the murder of a humaniform robot
69 editions published between 491 and 2003 in 6 languages and held by 2,781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four men and a woman are reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, sent in a miniaturized atomic sub through a dying man's carotid artery to destroy a blood clot in his brain. If they fail, the entire world will be doomed
135 editions published between 1971 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 2,650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The inhabitants from the earth, the moon, and another planet are drawn together by their concern about unrestrained material progress
51 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 2,455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A space colony arrives at a planet only to find it is slated for destruction
42 editions published between 1964 and 1982 in English and held by 2,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each numbered entry gives short to lengthy biographical information. Chronological arrangement. Most biographies from previous editions have been expanded as new information became available to author. Subject and name index
36 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 2,328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From 4 million b.c. to the present, Asimov gives entries on major scientific breakthroughs in chronological order. Annotation. Combining world history with scientific discoveries and inventions, Asimov illustrates, in chronological order, how science and cultural, social, and political events have affected each other. A good reference for the general reader. No bibliography
56 editions published between 1985 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 2,310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dr. Kelden Amadiro is determined to bring total annihilation of the planet Earth, but Lady Gladia vows to stop him at any cost and seal Earth's fate and all who live there
31 editions published between 1970 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains the historical, legendary, and mythological background of 38 plays and 2 narrative poems
153 editions published between 1953 and 2018 in 10 languages and held by 2,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fearing a violent confrontation between Earthmen and Spacers, Detective Baley and his new partner, a robot made in the image of the victim, investigate the murder of a Spacetown scientist
159 editions published between 1956 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 1,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots--unthinkable under the laws of Robotics--or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!
138 editions published between 1950 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 1,882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One moment Joseph Schwartz is a happily retired tailor in Chicago, 1949. The next he's a helpless stranger on Earth during the heyday of the first Galactic Empire. Earth, as he soon learns, is a backwater, just a pebble in the sky, despised by all the other 200 million planets of the Empire because its people dare to claim it's the original home of man
4 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 1,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays discuss creationism, conflicts between religion and science, fundamentalist views on science, paleontology, and court decisions concerning the teaching of evolution


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- Seldon, Hari (Fictitious character)
- Greenberg, Martin Harry Author of introduction Other Compiler Author Editor
- Waugh, Charles G. (Charles Gordon) 1943- Compiler Editor
- Hantula, Richard
- Baley, Elijah
- Greenberg, Martin Harry Editor
- Asimov, Janet Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Author
- Wool, David Illustrator
- Reddy, Francis 1959-
- Walz-Chojnacki, Greg 1954-
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