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丕賱毓賱賲 賵丌賮丕賯 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱
賷囟賲 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賷胤乇丨 賮賷賴丕 "亘賱夭丕賰 丕賱毓賱賵賲" 賱毓丕賲丞 丕賱賯乇丕亍 賵賱賱胤丕賱亘 丕賱賲噩鬲賴丿 賮賷 丕賱毓賱賲 亘毓囟 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱賰賵賳 賵丕賱胤亘賷毓丞
- 賰賷賮 爻賷賮賳賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵賰賷賮 爻賷賳卮兀 賰賵賳 噩丿賷丿 賲賳 兀賳賯丕囟 丕賱賰賵賳 丕賱賮丕賳賷
- 賰賷賮 賷毓丿 丕賱賳噩賲 丕賱卮賲丕賱賷 賲氐丿乇 丕賱胤丕賯丞 賱賲丕賰賷賳丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟
- 賰賷賮 爻丕毓丿 "廿賰賱賷賱 丕賱兀賵丕賳賷" 丕賱卮賴賷乇 丕賱匕賷 氐賲賲賴 兀賱爻丕賳丿乇賵 賮賵賱鬲丕 毓賱賶 賮賴賲 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍
- 賯氐丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲 賵賲丕賴賷丞 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞 賵賰賷賮 賷爻鬲賮賷丿 丕賱噩爻賲 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賲賳賴丕
- 賰賷賮 爻賷賮賳賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵賰賷賮 爻賷賳卮兀 賰賵賳 噩丿賷丿 賲賳 兀賳賯丕囟 丕賱賰賵賳 丕賱賮丕賳賷
- 賰賷賮 賷毓丿 丕賱賳噩賲 丕賱卮賲丕賱賷 賲氐丿乇 丕賱胤丕賯丞 賱賲丕賰賷賳丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟
- 賰賷賮 爻丕毓丿 "廿賰賱賷賱 丕賱兀賵丕賳賷" 丕賱卮賴賷乇 丕賱匕賷 氐賲賲賴 兀賱爻丕賳丿乇賵 賮賵賱鬲丕 毓賱賶 賮賴賲 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍
- 賯氐丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲 賵賲丕賴賷丞 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞 賵賰賷賮 賷爻鬲賮賷丿 丕賱噩爻賲 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賲賳賴丕
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First published January 1, 1987
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Isaac Asimov
4,584听books26.6k听followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
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November 3, 2014
丕賱毓賱賲 賵丌賮丕賯 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 ..
賵賴賵 賰鬲丕亘賺 賷囟賲 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 17 賲賯丕賱丕賸 賱賭 丕爻丨丕賯 丌夭賷賲賵賮 . 賳卮乇鬲 噩賲賷毓賴丕 賮賷
賲噩賱丞 Fantasy & Science Fiction .
亘爻賷胤丞 噩丿丕賸 兀賵 賱賳賯賱 賲亘爻胤丞 賵賲賲鬲毓丞 .. 賵亘毓囟賴丕 賲鬲氐賱丞 - 賲賳賮氐賱丞 .
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱兀賵賱 賴賵 丕賱賲賮囟賱 賱丿賷 : 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷丞 賱胤丕賱賲丕 賰賳鬲 賲賵賱毓丞 亘丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱毓丕賲丞 貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳賻 賮氐賱 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丨賷賵賷丞 噩賷丿丕賸 賴賵 丕賱丌禺乇 .
鬲賲鬲丕夭 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丌夭賷賲賵賮 亘賵噩賴 毓丕賲 亘爻賴賵賱丞 丕賱胤乇丨 賵丕賱鬲丿乇噩 貙 賵兀賷囟丕賸 賴賵 賷丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 丨賵 賲賳 丕賱賮賰丕賴丞 賵丕賱丿毓丕亘丞 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賲賯丕賱 丨亘賳賻 賷賯氐購 毓賱賷賳丕 馗乇賵賮 賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賯丕賱 亘丕賱鬲丨丿賷丿 .
賷丨鬲賵賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賲毓乇賵賮丞 賱丿乇丕爻賷 丕賱毓賱賵賲 貙 賵 爻賭鬲賰賵賳賻 亘丿丕賷丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賲賳 賷乇賷丿賵賳 丕賱亘丿亍 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓賳 丕賱毓賱賵賲 ..
賵賴賵 賰鬲丕亘賺 賷囟賲 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 17 賲賯丕賱丕賸 賱賭 丕爻丨丕賯 丌夭賷賲賵賮 . 賳卮乇鬲 噩賲賷毓賴丕 賮賷
賲噩賱丞 Fantasy & Science Fiction .
亘爻賷胤丞 噩丿丕賸 兀賵 賱賳賯賱 賲亘爻胤丞 賵賲賲鬲毓丞 .. 賵亘毓囟賴丕 賲鬲氐賱丞 - 賲賳賮氐賱丞 .
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱兀賵賱 賴賵 丕賱賲賮囟賱 賱丿賷 : 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷丞 賱胤丕賱賲丕 賰賳鬲 賲賵賱毓丞 亘丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱毓丕賲丞 貙 賵賯丿 賰丕賳賻 賮氐賱 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丨賷賵賷丞 噩賷丿丕賸 賴賵 丕賱丌禺乇 .
鬲賲鬲丕夭 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丌夭賷賲賵賮 亘賵噩賴 毓丕賲 亘爻賴賵賱丞 丕賱胤乇丨 賵丕賱鬲丿乇噩 貙 賵兀賷囟丕賸 賴賵 賷丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 丨賵 賲賳 丕賱賮賰丕賴丞 賵丕賱丿毓丕亘丞 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賲賯丕賱 丨亘賳賻 賷賯氐購 毓賱賷賳丕 馗乇賵賮 賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賯丕賱 亘丕賱鬲丨丿賷丿 .
賷丨鬲賵賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賲毓乇賵賮丞 賱丿乇丕爻賷 丕賱毓賱賵賲 貙 賵 爻賭鬲賰賵賳賻 亘丿丕賷丞 噩賷丿丞 賱賲賳 賷乇賷丿賵賳 丕賱亘丿亍 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 毓賳 丕賱毓賱賵賲 ..
December 27, 2019
Very interesting book that covers many topics of natural science a s history of some of the interesting discoveries.
A definite worth read for those interested in history of science.
A definite worth read for those interested in history of science.
December 3, 2007
Please see my review of ([]) for general comments on Isaac Asimov's science essays.
This collection, Far as the Human Eye Can See, includes seventeen of Asimov's essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, spanning the period from November 1984 through March 1986. As always, the articles cover a variety of subjects, but by coincidence all fall within the general subjects of chemistry and astronomy.
The strength of this compilation lies in a trio of articles concerning early research on vitamins. The first, "Poison in the Negative," is a delightful history of the earliest discoveries that all food is not equal, and that to stay in good health we need particular chemical substances in our diet, albeit in small amounts. "Tracing the Traces" explains the chemical structures and function of some of the vitamins, as well as the history of how the vitamins were assigned their letters. Finally, in "The Goblin Element" Asimov focuses on a particular vitamin, B12, and goes into detail about the Nobel Prize-winning research on its properties.
Among the essays in the collection may also be found one article on artifical chemical elements; a series of three on chemical batteries; one on solar cells; two on the first experiments in enzymology; one on the constituents of the Earth's interior; one on the analemma; two on chemical reactions in outer space; one (somewhat dated) on the distribution of various types of stars and planets in the Galaxy; and one (also out of date, but quite entertaining nonetheless) on the distant future鈥攕ay, 10^100 years from now!
This collection, Far as the Human Eye Can See, includes seventeen of Asimov's essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, spanning the period from November 1984 through March 1986. As always, the articles cover a variety of subjects, but by coincidence all fall within the general subjects of chemistry and astronomy.
The strength of this compilation lies in a trio of articles concerning early research on vitamins. The first, "Poison in the Negative," is a delightful history of the earliest discoveries that all food is not equal, and that to stay in good health we need particular chemical substances in our diet, albeit in small amounts. "Tracing the Traces" explains the chemical structures and function of some of the vitamins, as well as the history of how the vitamins were assigned their letters. Finally, in "The Goblin Element" Asimov focuses on a particular vitamin, B12, and goes into detail about the Nobel Prize-winning research on its properties.
Among the essays in the collection may also be found one article on artifical chemical elements; a series of three on chemical batteries; one on solar cells; two on the first experiments in enzymology; one on the constituents of the Earth's interior; one on the analemma; two on chemical reactions in outer space; one (somewhat dated) on the distribution of various types of stars and planets in the Galaxy; and one (also out of date, but quite entertaining nonetheless) on the distant future鈥攕ay, 10^100 years from now!
September 18, 2014
賲賳 丕馗乇賮 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賶 賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賷毓噩亘賳賶 賮賶 丕爻賱賵亘 丕爻丨賯 毓馗賷賲賵賮 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲馗賳 丕賳賴 睾賷乇 毓丕賱賲 亘賷賳賲丕 賴賵 毓丕賱賲 賲鬲禺氐氐 噩丿丕 賵 賯丕乇賶亍 毓賱賲賶 賲孬賯賮 噩丿丕 賵 賰丕鬲亘 丕丿亘賶 賲亘丿毓 噩丿丕 噩丿丕
賵 賱賰賳賴 賷卮乇丨 賱賰 亘丕爻賱賵亘 賲丿乇爻 丕毓丿丕丿賶 賱胤賷賮 賲乇丨 丨賰賷賲
賮賶 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賲賯丕賱...賷亘丿兀 亘 賳亘匕丞 卮禺氐賷丞 賵 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 毓賳賴 丕賵 賲賵賯賮 丨丿孬 賱賴 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷鬲禺匕賴 賰賳賯胤丞 亘丿亍 賱賷丿禺賱 亘賴丕 賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賲賯丕賱
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賱賶 賵噩賴 丕賱禺氐賵氐 毓賳 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰丕賳 賷賰鬲亘賴丕 賱賲噩賱丞 丕賱丕亘丿丕毓 賵 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賶 賵 丕睾賱亘賴丕 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賱賲賷丞 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賵 亘賲毓賳賶 丕丿賯 毓賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍
丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 賵 丕賱丕賳卮胤丕乇 賵 鬲氐賳賷毓 丕賱賳馗丕卅乇
丕賱賰賴乇亘賷丞 賵丕 賱賲睾賳丕胤賷爻賷丞 賵 丕禺鬲乇丕毓 丕賱亘胤丕乇賷丕鬲
丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱毓囟賵賷丞 賵 丕禺鬲乇丕毓 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲
丕賱丕賳夭賷賲丕鬲 賵 丕賱丕賳夭賷賲丕鬲 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 賵 丕賱丕丨賲丕囟 丕賱丕賲賷賳賷丞
丕賱賮賱賰 賵 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賮賱賰賷丞
賰鬲丕亘 賷卮乇丨 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賶 丕睾賮賱賵賴丕 賮賶 丕賱賲丿丕乇爻 毓賳 毓賲丿 丕賵 毓賳 噩賴賱
賲孬丕賱 責
鬲噩乇亘丞 鬲賵乇卮賷賱賶 賵 丕乇鬲賮丕毓 毓賲賵丿 丕賱夭卅亘賯....賮賯胤 丕賯乇丕亍 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賵 賰賳鬲 賲賳 賴賵丕丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞
賷毓噩亘賳賶 賮賶 丕爻賱賵亘 丕爻丨賯 毓馗賷賲賵賮 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲馗賳 丕賳賴 睾賷乇 毓丕賱賲 亘賷賳賲丕 賴賵 毓丕賱賲 賲鬲禺氐氐 噩丿丕 賵 賯丕乇賶亍 毓賱賲賶 賲孬賯賮 噩丿丕 賵 賰丕鬲亘 丕丿亘賶 賲亘丿毓 噩丿丕 噩丿丕
賵 賱賰賳賴 賷卮乇丨 賱賰 亘丕爻賱賵亘 賲丿乇爻 丕毓丿丕丿賶 賱胤賷賮 賲乇丨 丨賰賷賲
賮賶 亘丿丕賷丞 賰賱 賲賯丕賱...賷亘丿兀 亘 賳亘匕丞 卮禺氐賷丞 賵 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 毓賳賴 丕賵 賲賵賯賮 丨丿孬 賱賴 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷鬲禺匕賴 賰賳賯胤丞 亘丿亍 賱賷丿禺賱 亘賴丕 賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賲賯丕賱
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賱賶 賵噩賴 丕賱禺氐賵氐 毓賳 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰丕賳 賷賰鬲亘賴丕 賱賲噩賱丞 丕賱丕亘丿丕毓 賵 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賶 賵 丕睾賱亘賴丕 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賱賲賷丞 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賵 亘賲毓賳賶 丕丿賯 毓賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍
丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 賵 丕賱丕賳卮胤丕乇 賵 鬲氐賳賷毓 丕賱賳馗丕卅乇
丕賱賰賴乇亘賷丞 賵丕 賱賲睾賳丕胤賷爻賷丞 賵 丕禺鬲乇丕毓 丕賱亘胤丕乇賷丕鬲
丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱毓囟賵賷丞 賵 丕禺鬲乇丕毓 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲
丕賱丕賳夭賷賲丕鬲 賵 丕賱丕賳夭賷賲丕鬲 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 賵 丕賱丕丨賲丕囟 丕賱丕賲賷賳賷丞
丕賱賮賱賰 賵 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賮賱賰賷丞
賰鬲丕亘 賷卮乇丨 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賶 丕睾賮賱賵賴丕 賮賶 丕賱賲丿丕乇爻 毓賳 毓賲丿 丕賵 毓賳 噩賴賱
賲孬丕賱 責
鬲噩乇亘丞 鬲賵乇卮賷賱賶 賵 丕乇鬲賮丕毓 毓賲賵丿 丕賱夭卅亘賯....賮賯胤 丕賯乇丕亍 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賵 賰賳鬲 賲賳 賴賵丕丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞
December 26, 2017
"兀賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱賵丕乇丿 兀賳 賷賳卮兀 賵爻胤 乇賲丕丿 毓丕賱賲 囟丕乇亘 賮賷 丕賱賯丿賲 賰賵賳 噩丿賷丿 賷亘丿兀 賲賳 丕賱氐賮乇 賵賷毓賷丿 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞責!"
兀賰孬乇 賲丕 賷購賲賷夭 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 睾賷乇賴 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賴賵 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱爻賱爻 丕賱賲賲鬲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲丨賱賶 亘賴 廿爻丨賯 毓馗賷賲賵賮貙 丨賷孬 賷噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賲丕丿丞 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賰賯氐丞 賯氐賷乇丞 兀賵 賰乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷 丕賱鬲賷 兀卮鬲賴乇 亘賰鬲丕亘鬲賴丕 賵 丨馗賷鬲 亘丕賱賳氐賷亘 丕賱兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賲噩賴賵丿賴 賵兀賳鬲丕噩賴. 鬲丨丿孬 廿爻丨賯 毓馗賷賲賵賮貙 乇賵爻賷 丕賱丕氐賱 兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱噩賳爻賷丞貙 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇 丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐 賮賷 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丨賷賵賷丞 賵 丕賱卮睾賵賮 亘毓賱賲 丕賱賮賱賰貙 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 亘氐賵乇丞 毓丕賲丞 毓賳 亘丿丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丿賵賱 丕賱丿賵乇賷 賵 氐賵賱丕賸 賱賴賷卅鬲賴 丕賱賳賴丕卅賷丞貙 賵毓賳 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇 賵賲賰鬲卮賮賷賴丕 毓賳 丕賱亘胤丕乇賷丕鬲 賵鬲胤賵乇賴丕 賮賷 亘毓囟 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 兀丨鬲賱鬲 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘賴 賴匕丕. 兀賲丕 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賮鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丨賷賵賷丞貙 丕賱賰丕乇亘賵賴賷丿乇丕鬲 賵丕賱亘乇賵鬲賷賳丕鬲 賵丕賱丿賴賵賳 賵丕賱兀賳夭賷賲丕鬲 賵毓賳 兀賴賲賷丞 賵囟乇賵乇丞 賰賱 氐賳賮 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱兀氐賳丕賮 .. 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賵丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賷禺鬲賱賮 毓賳 爻丕亘賯賷賴 賲賳 丨賷孬 噩賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賷卮毓乇賳丕 亘丕賱賲賱賱 賲賴賲丕 賵丕氐賱賳丕 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丕乇囟賷丞 毓賳 胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱兀乇囟 賵毓賳 丕賱夭賱丕夭賱 賵 賲賵噩丕鬲賴丕 丕賱胤賵賱賷丞 賵丕賱毓乇囟賷丞.. 兀賲丕 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賮賰丕賳 賲賳 賳氐賷亘 毓賱賲 丕賱賮賱賰 鬲賳丕賵賱 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 賲賵丕囟賷毓 毓丿丞 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賵賯鬲 賵亘丿丕賷丞 丕賱廿賴鬲賲丕賲 亘丨爻丕亘賴 亘胤乇賯 賵丕爻丕賱賷亘 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賵氐賵賱丕賸 丕賱賶 丕賱爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賳爻鬲毓賲賱賴丕 賮賷 賵賯鬲賳丕 賴匕丕 (賲丕 丕賱賲丕賳毓 賲賳 鬲睾賷賷乇 丕賱賵爻賷賱丞 亘兀禺乇賶 兀賮囟賱 責! .. 賷噩賵夭 賷噩賷 賵賯鬲 賵賷賱睾賵賳 丕賱爻丕毓丕鬲 賵賷爻鬲禺丿賲賵賳 胤乇賯 賵丕丿賵丕鬲 噩丿賷丿丞 .. 丕賱賱賴 兀毓賱賲 兀賳 賰賳鬲 亘丨賱賲 ). 賵丕賷囟丕 鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱賮乇丕睾 (丕賱賲賵 賮丕乇睾 丕亘丿丕賸) 賵毓賳 丕賱賳噩賵賲 丕賱毓賲賱丕賯丞 賵丕賱賳噩賵賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 毓賳 丕賱賰賵丕賰亘 賵 丕賱孬賯賵亘 丕賱爻賵丿丕亍...
賵賲賳 丕賱噩丿賷乇 亘丕賱匕賰乇 廿賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賷鬲賯丿賲 亘禺胤賶 爻乇賷毓丞 噩丿丕賸 賵賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賳購卮乇 毓丕賲 1987 賱匕賱賰 賯丿 賳賱丕丨馗 兀賳 亘毓囟 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賮賷賴 賱賲 鬲毓丿 賰賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 爻丕亘賯丕賸 (賲孬賱 廿毓鬲亘丕乇 亘賱賵鬲賵 賰賵賰亘 賲毓 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷毓丿 賰匕賱賰 賱丕賳賴 亘亘爻丕胤賴 賱丕 鬲賳胤亘賯 毓賱賷賴 賲賵丕氐賮丕鬲 丕賱賰賵丕賰亘)... 賵 丕賷囟丕賸 賱丕 亘丿 賲賳 丕賱廿卮丕乇丞 廿賱賶 兀賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賱賲 賷鬲毓賲賯 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賮賷 卮乇丨 丕賱賲丕丿丞 賵賱賵 賮毓賱 賱賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賴匕賴 丕賱禺賮丞.
August 10, 2022
It's surprising how well these essays hold up after thirty years. But then, these science essays are grounded in the history of each scientific discipline, not the cutting edge, which is uniquely appealing to me. Asimov dives deep into each subject, from batteries to vitamins, detailing the entire decades- or centuries-long scientific methods that got us where we are today. In each essay, he starts with the earliest observations that led scientists of previous years to form basic questions about the world, then follows the meandering river of hypothesis and experimentation to the current day. The current day has of course flowed on, but the historicity remains. And of course, each essay is sprinkled with the personal anecdotes, commentary, and opinions of the master author and communicator. This is a good read for all ages and academic levels.
January 6, 2019
亘丿丕賷丞貙 兀賳丕 賲賳 兀卮丿 丕賱賲丐賲賳賷賳 亘賲賯賵賱丞 (丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕賷賳 賲賳 毓賳賵丕賳賴)貙 賵毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賳丕 亘賷匕賰乇賳賷 亘毓賳丕賵賷賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賮賷 丕賱廿毓丿丕丿賷丞... 賱賰賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 毓馗賷賲賵賮貙 賵賴賵 賱賵丨丿賴 卮賮賷毓 賱賱丕爻賲...
(丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 賮賷賲丕 亘毓丿 兀賳 丕爻賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲兀禺賵匕 賲賳 丕爻賲 兀禺乇 賮氐賱貙 賵賴賵 兀賮囟賱賴賲 噩賲賷毓丕).
賲丕 毓賱賷賳丕貙 丕賱賲賴賲...
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 17 賲賯丕賱丞 賮賷 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷丞 賵丕賱丨賷賵賷丞 賵丕賱兀乇囟賷丞 賵丕賱賮賱賰貙 賰鬲亘賴賲 毓馗賷賲賵賮 賱賲噩賱丞 "丕賱丕亘丿丕毓 賵丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷".
賲賷夭丞 毓馗賷賲賵賮 賲卮 亘爻 賮賷 賯丿乇鬲賴 毓賱賶 鬲亘爻賷胤 丕賱賲爻丕卅賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞貙 賱賰賳 毓賳丿賴 賲賵賴亘丞 噩亘丕乇丞 賮賷 賵囟毓 丕賱賰賱丕賲 賮賷 廿胤丕乇 卮亘賷賴 亘丕賱丨丿賵鬲丞貙 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 賱鬲賳賯賱賴 亘爻賴賵賱丞 賲賳 賲噩丕賱 賱丌禺乇 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賵丕丨丿貨 亘丨賰賲 賰賵賳賴 賲賵爻賵毓賷貙 丕賱兀賲乇 丕賱賱賷 賲卮 賲賵噩賵丿 毓賳丿 賰鬲賷乇 賲賳 賲亘爻胤賷 丕賱毓賱賵賲.
July 2, 2022
Interesting read, it begins with the tiny and ends with the huge鈥� I enjoyed learning about how vitamins were discovered & the experiments that led to break through theories in each scientific field of chemistry biology & physics.
Was a bit hard to read at times, although it may have been because it鈥檚 been a long time since I鈥檝e read non-fiction science & it takes me longer to grasp & understand what is being explained.
A fair amount of this I read and felt a 鈥榳ow鈥� moment but right now would not be able to re-tell it without referring back to the book.
Asimov shows his personality clearly and starts each chapter off with a seemingly random anecdote lol.
Was a bit hard to read at times, although it may have been because it鈥檚 been a long time since I鈥檝e read non-fiction science & it takes me longer to grasp & understand what is being explained.
A fair amount of this I read and felt a 鈥榳ow鈥� moment but right now would not be able to re-tell it without referring back to the book.
Asimov shows his personality clearly and starts each chapter off with a seemingly random anecdote lol.
September 3, 2019
I love this collection of essays- Asimov's writing is very lucid and the concepts are presented in an engaging and informative way. Running quickly through my favorite essays- "Arise, Fair Sun" on photovoltaic energy, "Poison in the Negative" on vitamin deficiency diseases such as scurvy, "A Little Leaven" on the discovery of fermentation and enzymes, and "Time is Out of Joint" on the development of the 24 hour day, and the discrepancy with the sidereal day length. On to the next collection!
August 27, 2024
I had never read any of Asimovs non-fiction and I feel like I discovered a whole new author. The essays were kind of dull at times (they can be dense) but I still really enjoyed following the history of the discovery Vitamins, how batteries work, the contents of the Earth's core, and the (probably dated) speculation to the fate of the far future. I think I will keep an eye out for more of his essay collections in my local used books stores.
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May 6, 2014
Every month, for more than 30 years, Isaac Asimov wrote an essay for F&SF, on a topic of his choice. Every 17 months, those essays were gathered into a book and published.
I love this series. His essays are interesting. They're often funny. Even when they're on a topic I know a lot about, they're educational. And since Asimov's range of interests was enormously broad, they're often on topics I know nothing about, and would never have dreamed I'd find interesting, but that are interesting nonetheless -- when Asimov writes them. They're insightful. They're thought-provoking.
I recommend any of this collection, whole-heartedly and without reserve.
I love this series. His essays are interesting. They're often funny. Even when they're on a topic I know a lot about, they're educational. And since Asimov's range of interests was enormously broad, they're often on topics I know nothing about, and would never have dreamed I'd find interesting, but that are interesting nonetheless -- when Asimov writes them. They're insightful. They're thought-provoking.
I recommend any of this collection, whole-heartedly and without reserve.
October 11, 2015
17 賲賯丕賱 毓賱賲賷 亘丕乇亘毓 賮氐賵賱 賱丕夭賲 鬲爻鬲賮賷丿 賲賳賴賲 丨丕噩賴
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱丕賵賱 毓賳 丕賱噩丿賵賱 丕賱丿賵乇賷 賵丕夭丕賷 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賰鬲卮賮賵丕 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇
爻賵丕亍 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賷毓賴 丕賵 賮賷 丕賱賲毓賲賱
賵丕賱亘胤丕乇賷丕鬲 賵毓賳 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賷丕乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘賷
賵丿賴 丕賯賱 賮氐賱 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲 賲賳賴 亘丨賰賲 丿乇丕爻鬲賷 賵賲噩丕賱賷
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賳賷 毓賳 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲 賵丕賱丕賲乇丕囟 夭賷 丕賱丕爻賯乇亘賵胤 賵丕賱亘乇賷 亘乇賷
賵賲乇囟 丕丿賷爻賵賳
賵毓賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱賱賷 丨氐賱賵丕 毓賱賶 賳賵亘賱
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲丕賱鬲 毓賳 賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丕乇囟
賵毓賳 丨爻丕亘 賰鬲賱賴 丕賱丕乇囟
賵丿賴 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賱賷 毓丕賵夭 丕賯乇丕 賮賷賴 丕賰鬲乇 賵丕賰鬲乇
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱乇丕亘毓 毓賳 丕賱賰賵賳 賵丕賱賳噩賵賲
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕賷噩丕夭 乇丕卅毓
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱丕賵賱 毓賳 丕賱噩丿賵賱 丕賱丿賵乇賷 賵丕夭丕賷 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賰鬲卮賮賵丕 丕賱毓賳丕氐乇
爻賵丕亍 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賷毓賴 丕賵 賮賷 丕賱賲毓賲賱
賵丕賱亘胤丕乇賷丕鬲 賵毓賳 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賷丕乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘賷
賵丿賴 丕賯賱 賮氐賱 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲 賲賳賴 亘丨賰賲 丿乇丕爻鬲賷 賵賲噩丕賱賷
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賳賷 毓賳 丕賱賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳丕鬲 賵丕賱丕賲乇丕囟 夭賷 丕賱丕爻賯乇亘賵胤 賵丕賱亘乇賷 亘乇賷
賵賲乇囟 丕丿賷爻賵賳
賵毓賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱賱賷 丨氐賱賵丕 毓賱賶 賳賵亘賱
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲丕賱鬲 毓賳 賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丕乇囟
賵毓賳 丨爻丕亘 賰鬲賱賴 丕賱丕乇囟
賵丿賴 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 丕賱賱賷 毓丕賵夭 丕賯乇丕 賮賷賴 丕賰鬲乇 賵丕賰鬲乇
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱乇丕亘毓 毓賳 丕賱賰賵賳 賵丕賱賳噩賵賲
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘丕賷噩丕夭 乇丕卅毓
July 26, 2015
Collection of Science Essays (19th) from the prolific Asimov on so many topics - witty historic insights into discoveries of concepts in the field.
"...When I dipt into the future far as human eye could see;
Saw the Vision of the world and all the wonder that would be.鈥�..." -- Locksley Hall - Alfred Lord Tennyson (poem)
"...When I dipt into the future far as human eye could see;
Saw the Vision of the world and all the wonder that would be.鈥�..." -- Locksley Hall - Alfred Lord Tennyson (poem)
October 31, 2012
I thought i had read all of Asimov's essay collections, but then I came across this one. Dated but still fun.
June 30, 2013
Collection of Asimov's science writings.
November 21, 2015
This book was a mind boggler on many scientific aspects. Learned some things that made my head spin.
April 10, 2016
Very entertaining, in spite of the scientific nature of most essays. Asimov's style remains a joy to read.
October 15, 2016
Nifty, but now quite dated.
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