biography about Isaac asimov in paragraph for 5 marks
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Isaac Asimov (/ˈæzɪmɒv/;[b] c. January 2,[a] 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.[c]
Native name
יצחק אזימאװ[1]
Born
Isaak Azimov
c. January 2, 1920[a]
Petrovichi, Russian SFSR
Died
April 6, 1992 (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Writer, professor of biochemistry
Nationality
Russian then Soviet (early years), American (since 1928)
Education
Columbia University:
Bachelor of Science, 1939
Master of Arts, 1941
Doctor of Philosophy, 1948
Genre
Science fiction (hard SF, social SF), mystery, popular science
Subject
Popular science, science textbooks, essays, history, literary criticism
Literary movement
Golden Age of Science Fiction
Years active
1939–1992
Spouse
Gertrude Blugerman
(m. 1942; div. 1973)
Janet Opal Jeppson
(m. 1973)
Children
2
Relatives
Eric Asimov (nephew)
Signature
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)
Doctoral advisor
Charles Reginald Dawson
Other academic advisors
Robert Elderfield (post-doctoral)