isaac asimov

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asimov was born in petrovichi, near smolensk, russia, on jan. 2, 1920. he moved to the united states with his family in 1923 and became an american citizen in 1928. he earned degrees in chemistry at columbia university between 1939 and 1948. he later taught biochemistry at the boston university school of medicine, resigning his position in 1958 to devote all his time to writing. as with his science fiction, asimov' s nonfiction reflects a nurturing personality dedicated to reason and knowledge and deeply concerned about humanity's future.

asimov coined the word robotics and is credited with inspiring many scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. his shorter robot stories are collected in the complete robot (1982). notable among his other science fiction is the foundation trilogy (1964), which depicts the decline of the galactic empire. sequels foundation's edge and foundation and earth.

alan dean foster

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alan dean foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. he is also the author of numerous non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as novel versions of several films including star wars.

is the homeworld of philip lynx (flinx) in the commonwealth series (which includes the adventures of flinx of the commonwealth).