Asimov

[ az-uh-mawf, -mof ]

noun

1. Isaac, 1920–92, U.S. science and science-fiction writer, born in Russia.

Asimov

/ ˈæzɪmɒf /

noun

1. AsimovIsaac19201992MUSRussianWRITING: science-fiction writerSCIENCE: chemist Isaac. 1920–92, US writer and biochemist, born in Russia. His science-fiction works include Foundation Trilogy (1951–53; sequel 1982) and the collection of stories I, Robot (1950)

Example Sentences

In doing so, Goyer had to strike a balance between respecting Asimov's sweeping visionary ideas without lapsing into slavish reverence and over-pontification.

From Ars Technica

This series respects Asimov's sweeping visionary ideas without lapsing into slavish reverence and over-pontification.

From Ars Technica

While its efforts to inject pay-TV-sized servings of sex and romance into Asimov’s famously chaste oeuvre don’t work out quite as well, on balance, the show we get in the back half of the season makes a strong case for his continued relevance.

From Time

When she discovered development economics, with its focus on human behavior and experimental rigor, the field felt as close to Asimov’s psychohistory as she could get.

From MIT Technology Review

The flaws in Asimov’s laws of robotics suddenly seemed a little too relevant.

From Singularity Hub 

Someone might have been reading a bit too much Isaac Asimov.

From The Daily Beast

The Foundation Trilogy By Isaac Asimov “Future history” is now a genre of its own, and Isaac Asimov invented it.

From The Daily Beast

Asimov told me that I have to look 50,000 years into the future.

From The Daily Beast