U-Isaac Asimov ukhunjulwa ngaphezu kwakho konke ngeminikelo yakhe emikhulu emhlabeni wezesayensi, ngenxa yocwaningo lwakhe nama-eseyi, kepha futhi wayengumbhali wezinganekwane omkhulu wesayensi. EMpumalanga umbhali kanye nesazi samakhemikhali ezinto eziphilayo, uhhafu waseRussia, uhhafu waseMelika (wayenobuzwe obukabili), Wazalwa ngosuku olufana nanamuhla, ngoJanuwari 2noma, kodwa kusukela ngonyaka ka-1920, eRussia, ikakhulukazi ePetrovichi, kodwa eneminyaka emithathu kuphela ubudala wathuthela nomndeni wakhe eNew York, eU.SA.
Wenza iziqu zeBiochemistry e-Columbia University wabe esephothula iziqu ze-postgraduate kwezamakhemikhali aziphothula ngo-1941, kuyona leyunivesithi, ezazizomsiza athole umsebenzi wokuba ngumcwaningi wamakhemikhali e-US Navy, emagcekeni ayo emikhumbi. Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, wathola iziqu zobudokotela eKhemistry futhi waba yingxenye yabasebenzi bokufundisa be- IBoston University.
Ukushiya eceleni impilo yakhe yobungcweti futhi aqhubeke akhulume ngohlangothi lwakhe lokudala lokufunda, futhi wayengumsunguli wemisebenzi yezindaba eziqanjiwe zesayensi nomlando. Umsebenzi wakhe "Isisekelo", obeye aziwe njengo I-Trilogy o Umjikelezo weTrantor, esinamanani angaphezu kuka-500, singathola kokubili imisebenzi eyimfihlakalo nezinganekwane. Uwedwa URober A. Heinlein no-Arthur C. Clarke Babengasibekela u-Asimov, ngoba bobathathu babebhekwa njengababhali bezinganekwane abahamba phambili okwamanje.
Njengemininingwane enelukuluku, sizothi i-movie mina, iRobot yayisekelwe emsebenzini ka-Asimov nokuthi ngo-1981 i-asteroid 5020 izobizwa ngegama lakhe.
Ngingafa ngineminyaka engama-72 emzini ofanayo owawumbambile, eNew York.
Izingcaphuno eziyi-10 zika-Isaac Asimov nevidiyo
- "Okokuqala, asilahle uSocrates, ngoba vele sengikhathele yile nto esunguliwe yokuthi ukungazi lutho kuwuphawu lokuhlakanipha."
- "Empilweni, ngokungafani ne-chess, impilo iyaqhubeka nangemuva kokuhlolwa."
- "Yimpi yodwa umuntu angavunyelwa yona: impi yokulwa nokuqothulwa kwakhe."
- Akukho okuguqula ukuhlushwa kwami. Ungaba ne-orgy ehhovisi lami futhi angibukeli. Hhayi-ke, mhlawumbe okungenani kanye.
- "Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi ukuzifundela yilona kuphela uhlobo lwemfundo olukhona."
- "Kimina, ukubhala nje ukucabanga ngeminwe yami."
- "Ukuzinikela ngokungazi nokukhuluma ngoNkulunkulu bekulokhu kungaphambi kwesikhathi, futhi kusengaphambi kwesikhathi nanamuhla."
- Ngingumuntu okholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi ongaguquguquki. Kungithathe isikhathi eside ukusho. Ngibe ngumuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu iminyaka neminyaka, kodwa ngandlela thile ngazizwa sengathi kwakuwukungahloniphi ngokwengqondo ukuthi umuntu athi akakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, ngoba kuthatha ukuthi unolwazi okungekho muntu onalo. Ngandlela-thile, kwakungcono ukusho ukuthi umuntu wayengumuntu okholelwa ekufundisweni kwabantu noma okholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaziwa. Ekugcineni nginqume ukuthi ngiyisidalwa somzwelo nesizathu. Ngokomzwelo, angikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. Anginabo ubufakazi obufakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akekho, kodwa nginezinsolo ezinamandla zokuthi akekho futhi angifuni nokuchitha isikhathi sami ngakho. "
- Ungalokothi uvumele umuzwa wokuziphatha ukuvimbele ekwenzeni okulungile.
- "Isici esidabukisa kakhulu empilweni njengamanje ukuthi isayensi iqoqa ulwazi ngokushesha kunomphakathi oqoqa ubuhlakani."
Okulandelayo, sikushiya nocezu lwengxoxo eyenziwe kumlobi, lapho abona khona ngaphambili i- imiphumela ye-inthanethi empilweni yabantu: