Isaac Asimov: a one-man renaissance. (tribute to the late science-fiction author) (Cover Story)
From: The Humanist
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Date: 3/1/1993
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Author: Chambers, Bette
When Isaac Asimov died on April 6, 1992, the national media poured forth a flood of praise in celebration of his indisputable genius. He was called a "twentieth-century Renaissance man" and the "Great Explainer." While not the most prolific writer of the century - a writer of eminently forgettable romance fiction has him beat in sheer weight of words and pages - Asimov clearly deserved the appellation "Renaissance man." One dictionary defines this as "a present,day man who has ...
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