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Isaac Asimov
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920[lower-alpha 1] – April 6, 1992) was a writer of science fiction.[1] He was also a biochemist with a PhD from Columbia University.
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Born | c. January 2, 1920[lower-alpha 1] Petrovichi, Klimovichskiy Uyezd, Russian SFSR |
Died | April 6, 1992(1992-04-06) (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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Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Boston University |
Thesis | The kinetics of the reaction inactivation of tyrosinase during its catalysis of the aerobic oxidation of catechol (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Reginald Dawson |
Other academic advisors | Robert Elderfield (post-doctoral) |
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