Happy Birthday, Isaac
Isaac Asimov was born today in 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia. He was one of the first science-fiction writers I ever read, and his science fact books were staples of my childhood.
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Isaac Asimov was born today in 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia. He was one of the first science-fiction writers I ever read, and his science fact books were staples of my childhood.
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At 10:32 PM, January 03, 2009
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->The two Asimov books that I remember owning as a child were "How We Found Out The Earth Is Round" and "How We Found Out About Comets". The latter was where I first learned about the Oort Cloud, for example (though I don't remember if it named it as such). I don't know what happened to the copies.
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