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In Reply to: His description wasn't appropriate, but if "nothing personal" is an apology, it's accepted without reservation. posted by Audiophilander on February 1, 2006 at 00:06:10:
...AuPh, do you know of Isaac Asimov's NON-sci-fi writings? He wrote the intros to "Psychology Today's" textbook chapters and those vignettes are superb.Respect,
Guy* Making No Compromise with the Public Taste *
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In his later years, when invited to speak at conventions, he refused to travel unless by train. As I recall, he never drove anywhere and didn't like to fly.> > > "AuPh, do you know of Isaac Asimov's NON-sci-fi writings? He wrote the intros to "Psychology Today's" textbook chapters and those vignettes are superb." < < <
Yes, he did a lot of non-fiction writing (he was quite a prolific writer), but I guess he'll always be more known more for his speculative science fiction, especially the Foundation Series and Rules of Robotics.
I did not know Isaac well at all, but I had an opportunity to chat with him on a couple of occasions when he was a convention guest; he was a very likeable fellow and an absolute genius.
Here's a trivia question: Do you recall the name of the short lived TV series from the late 80's he worked co-created?
Cheers,
AuPhPS: [Historical note] - Tragically, Isaac Asimov contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion received when he had triple bypass surgery in the early-80's and died from heart and liver failure in the early 90's, a result of AIDS related complications. He kept this a secret at the request of his doctors who at the time were concerned about a nationwide panic over tainted blood supplies as routine testing was in it's infancy. This only came to light fairly recently in a biography about his life written by Janet Jeppson Asimov.
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