Who is Isaac Asimov?
Isaac Asimov is a highly prolific science fiction and popular science writer. His exact birth is unknown, although it is estimated to be between 4 October 1919 and 22 January 1920. Born in what is now known as the Republic of Belarus, this American Jew is also a biochemistry professor, as well as an occasional editor. Asimov has over 500 books (both written and edited) credited to his name. Asimov was considered one of the “Big Three” of science fiction together with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He is most famous for his Foundation series, to which his two other notable series – the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, are also linked. His short story Nightfall is widely hailed as the best science fiction short story of all time. He also periodically wrote under the pseudonym Paul French. Most of the work under this name is considered to be juvenile science fiction. A genius by most counts, Asimov was a longstanding member of Mensa, even serving as Vice President of
I have checked with several publishers and none of them has heard of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, although the address on the envelope was correct for this magazine. However, I was very impressed with your story and will be pleased to submit it for our next issue. Seldom do we receive a story combining such virtues as a well-conceived plot, plenty of human interest, and a delightfully subtle brand of humor. Yours truly, George H. Scithers, Editor, Arthur C. Clarke’s Science Fiction Magazine ” [This entire story, two excerpts of which are in this DB, is told in letter form. Asimov repeatedly rejects successive revisions of the story submitted, and the time traveler changes history to eliminate Asimov, and get his story accepted by Clarke.
