Tag Archives: Isaac Asimov

Three sf writers walk into a television program…

Three decades ago, some television shows aimed at a more highbrow audience, and presented authors talking about their work. Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and Gene Wolfe appeared together on one... Read more [...]

Petition drive for an Isaac Asimov historical marker in Philadelphia

Philadelphia fans have started a petition drive to commemorate the address at which Isaac Asimov wrote some of his classic fiction, during his brief sojourn in the City of Brotherly Love... Read more [...]

The Folio Society republishing Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy in gorgeous boxed set

The Folio Society is reprinting the Hugo Award-winning Best All-Time Series, Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, with an introduction by Noble Prize winner Paul Krugman... Read more [...]

Ridley Scott Reveals the Prophets of Science Fiction, this November on Science Channel

Iconic director Ridley Scott profiles legendary figures who connected science fiction with science fact in the world premiere series debuting November 9 on Science Channel... Read more [...]

Anthologist Martin H(arry) Greenberg Dies

Anthologist Martin Harry Greenberg (1941-2011) was a professor of political science for 30 years, while at the same time founding and leading book packager Tekno Books, which produced more than 1,600 books (most anthologies)... Read more [...]

NASA joins forces with the Boy Scouts of America to create a new Robotics merit badge

NASA and the Boy Scouts of America spent more than a year developing a new merit badge in robotics... Read more [...]

Editor Larry Ashmead Dies

Editor Larry Ashmead (1932-2010) worked in a wide variety of genres, on many bestsellers. One of his early authors was Isaac Asimov... Read more [...]

10th AMNH Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate will ask: Moon or Mars?

The 10th annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the Hayden Planetarium (New York City) will discuss what's next in manned space, and include Kenneth Ford, Lester Lyles, Paul Spudis, Steven Squyres, and Robert Zubrin... Read more [...]

Hugo Award (fiction) winners, by number of wins (updated)

Updating this Graphicle of "Hugo Award (fiction) winners, by number of wins" to reflect this year's winner of Hugo Awards... Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: 7-13 June 2009

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week... Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: 24-30 May 2009, and for the month of May

The most popular SFScope articles during the past week, and during the month of May, were... Read more [...]

Crater on Mars named for Isaac Asimov

Science fiction icon Isaac Asimov has had a crater on Mars named for him... Read more [...]

The Chronic Rift’s 2009 Roundtable Award Winners

Podcast The Chronic Rift announces its 26 Roundtable Awards, in a wide variety of categories covering the speculative fiction genres... Read more [...]

Issac Asimov’s The End of Eternity licensed by New Regency

New Regency bought an option on Isaac Asimov's out-of-print novel The End of Eternity (1955)... Read more [...]

Audible’s Frontier’s July Offerings, and a Free Audiobook

Audible.com's sf/f imprint, Frontiers, has a guest editorial by Robert J. Sawyer, Orson Scott Card's monthly pick, a slew of new titles, and a free, limited-time offer to download... Read more [...]