

This Russian-born American scientist and writer is one of my heroes!
Asimov was born on this day in 1920, and he became one of the most prolific and respected science-fiction and science-fact writers of all time!
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Since Asimov wrote for kids (some of these under the pen name Paul French) as well as adults, short stories as well as novels, fiction as well as non-fiction, mysteries and fantasy as well as sci-fi, and about Shakespeare and the Bible as well as about chemistry and astronomy—obviously, there's something for everyone among his more than 500 books. According to Wikipedia, Asimov's books have been published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System!
Here are a few quotes from Asimov:
Celebrate Asimov by reading him!
- "If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them."
- "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right."
- "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...'"
Most libraries will have several books to choose from by the man. Remember, he wrote and edited more than 500!
Asimov's robots are genera
Enjoy some humanoid robot art at this site. Be sure to click the “View photographs” link under the orange “Selections of...” banner about halfway down the page.

Obviously, most real robots are NOT general-purpose, and they are NOT humanoid in the slightest. Here are some photos of real robots:
There is an exhibit of robot animals traveling about the world. To see if it is coming to a museum near you, click here.
Interested in robotics?
Here is a list of materials needed, suggested books, and resources on the internet. On this NASA website is a tutorial called Robotics 101.
I love that 'That's funny...' line.
ReplyDeleteI thought Asimov was born earlier in the century. I wonder why I had that impression.
I love the first quote I put in, too. I am ALWAYS hearing people say that science is bad because it causes problems (basically, people seem to be thinking that science and technology are exactly the same thing...)
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