Aaimov from ATOMICA :

Isaac Asimov, Writer/Biochemist

Born: 2 January 1920
Birthplace: Petrovichi, U.S.S.R.
Death: 6 April 1992 (Heart and kidney failure)
Best Known As: Prolific writer of popular science and science fiction
Isaac Asimov was born in the former Soviet Union, but grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He taught biochemistry at Boston University until he retired in 1958 to become a full-time writer. Asimov had been publishing short stories since the late 1930s, and in 1952 published his first novel. The author of the classic I, Robot series and The Foundation Trilogy, Asimov wrote more than 400 books and won every major science fiction award. He also wrote popular books and essays on science and technology, earning him the nickname "The Great Explainer."
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AND, I heard recently he has at least one book in every category in the Dewey Decimal System!
Mercy!