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Isaac Asimov was born some time around January 2nd in Petrovichi, Russia.

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His exact date of birth is unknown but he was born with the name Isaak Ozimov which he later changed. When he was three years old, Asimov's family moved to the United States. His parents owned a succession of candy shops in which the members of his family worked. It was while spending time at these candy stores that Asimov began reading the newspapers and magazines which he later credited as the beginning of his lifelong love of reading.

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In , Asimov became a naturalized citizen of the United States. At the age of 11, inspired by the pulp magazines that he loved, Asimov began writing stories of his own. By the age of 19, he was selling science fiction stories of his devising to the same magazines. Asimov began attending Seth Low Junior College at the age of 15 where he majored in chemistry.

He received a Bachelor's degree in and later completed a Masters and a Ph. In , Asimov married his first wife, Gertrude Blugerman and the couple had two children, David in and Robyn Joan in They later separated in During the 's, Asimov continued to publish many short stories in pulp science fiction magazines which were later collected into full length novels.

These novels include "The Robot Series" which was published between and , 'The Foundation Trilogy' which was published between and and the "Norby Chronicles" published between and among countless others. Indeed, Asimov's entire body of work is so large that it is hard to define just how many books he wrote and technically the number could be in the hundreds.