Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992

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Non-book items related to author Isaac Asimov. Includes board games, software reference libraries, video cassettes, publications, audio books, and other material.

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Fund raising letter sent by science fiction author Isaac Asimov requesting donations for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to oppose the teaching of creationism in public schools. The letter discusses recent laws and legal cases in Louisiana and Arkansas as well as the history of creationism and creation science.

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Postcard sent by science fiction author Isaac Asimov to W. Jeffrey Hurst on 10 April 1989. Hurst had previously written to Asimov to request that he write an article for the journal "Laboratory Robotics and Automation". Asimov's postcard regretfully declines Hurst's offer, as Asimov explains that his experience with robotics, a term Asimov invented, came from his fiction writing rather than practical experience with the subject. Postcard is typewritten with Asimov's signature in blue ink.

Scope and Contents This collection includes 205 issues of "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" and other publications edited by Isaac Asimov. "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine", later re-named "Asimov's Science Fiction", comprises the majority of the collection. Publication started in 1977; this collection includes a nearly complete run of issues through 1993, then scattered issues 1994-2008. There are also three issues of “Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine” (1978-1979) and one issue of “The...

Content Description This collection includes 103 issues of "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" and "Asimov's Science Fiction", published from 1977-1994; numerous issues from this print run are missing (see contents list for details). In addition to the volume numbers and issues, the publisher numbered each issue consecutively regardless of the volume number; that number is enclosed in parenthesis and labeled "issue." There are also 2 issues of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Anthology, published in...

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Non-book items related to author Isaac Asimov and themes of science and science fiction. Includes sound recordings, VHS videotapes, motion picture film, computerized reference tools, board and computer games, and a poster, wallchart, and calendar.