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Isaac Asimov | |
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| Native name | Russian: Айзек Азимов |
| Born | c. January 2, 1920 Petrovichi, Klimovichskiy Uyezd, Russian SFSR |
| Died | April 6, 1992 (aged 72) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, professor of biochemistry |
| Citizenship | Russian (early years), American |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Genre | Science fiction (hard SF, social SF), mystery |
| Subject | Popular science, science textbooks, essays, literary criticism |
| Literary movement | Golden Age of Science Fiction |
| Years active | 1939–1992 |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Boston University |
| Thesis | The kinetics of the reaction inactivation of tyrosinase during its catalysis of the aerobic oxidation of catechol (1948) |
| Other academic advisors | Robert Elderfield (post-doctoral) |
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was a writer of science fiction. He was also a biochemist with a PhD from Columbia University.
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