Isaac Asimov

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Isaac Asimov (Writing).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc.
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Word count: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble or JSON.
Name: Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov).
Birth: January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia.
Death: April 6, 1992 (72 years old).
Nationality/Background: American author, biochemist of Russian-Jewish origin.
Writing/Editing: Wrote or edited more than 500 books. Estimated 9,000 letters and postcards (Note: Source [3] says 90,000, Source [1] says 9,000. I must be careful here. Source [1] is the TMDB Bio provided in the prompt, Source [3] is Wikipedia. The prompt says "TMDB BIO: ... 9,000 letters...". Source [3] says "90,000". I will stick to the text provided in the TMDB bio or note the discrepancy if needed, but usually, I should pick one or use the most specific one. Wait, the prompt says "Use ONLY facts present above". I will use the 500 books and the letter count as provided in the text.)
Genre: Science fiction (master of hard science fiction), popular science.
Status: One of the "Big Three" science fiction writers (alongside Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke).
Dewey Decimal System: Works published in nine of the ten major categories. The exception is the 100s (philosophy and psychology), though he wrote a foreword for The Humanist Way (published in the 100s).
Specific Titles mentioned: Asimov's Guide to Science, Understanding Physics, Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery, The Humanist Way (foreword).
Known Credits: 47 (per TMDB).
Paragraph 1: Identity and Scope.
Isaac Asimov, born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi, Russia, was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books. His literary output was vast, including an estimated 9,000 letters and postcards. Asimov is widely considered a master of hard science fiction and was regarded during his lifetime as one of the Big Three science fiction writers, alongside Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein.
Paragraph 2: Subject Matter and Classification.
His works spanned many subjects, with publications appearing in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System. The only category he did not publish in was the 100s, which covers philosophy and psychology, although he did provide a foreword for The Humanist Way, a work published in that category. His bibliography includes popular science books such as Asimov's Guide to Science, Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery.
Paragraph 3: Legacy/Other.
Asimov's contributions to science fiction and popular science are noted in various records. He is recognized for his writing credits, which include 47 entries on The Movie Database. He passed away on April 6, 1992, at the age of 72.
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