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Mutants
Stories tell of a woman turned into a cat, an accident prone student, a super-intelligent rat, and children with a talent for being forgotten
- GenresScience Fiction
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First published January 1, 1982
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About the author
Isaac Asimov
4,338 books27.7k 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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July 4, 2008
Another formative book from my youth... I loved this collection so much, I would repeatedly check it out from the library. I've recently been tempted to buy it online, but I'm not sure if I should just go for it or not. Buying a sci-fi collection I was in love with over twenty years ago seems like a sure sign of some sort of uber-nerdiness. I'll be pondering my next move on this one...
February 7, 2011
Very neat collection of four short and lavishly illustrated science-fiction stories. Great for young children.
Introduction, Issac Asimov — Asimov discusses the scientific understanding of mutation through the nuclear age and into the world of science fiction.
The Better Choice, S. Fowler Wright — Playful wife consents to be the subject of experimentation for her cold, intellectual husband; decides she likes her new state of being better than her old. (Well, in her defense, who wouldn't want to stay a cat? The best of the lot.)
Prone, Mack Reynolds — Accident prone military cadet spreads havoc by merely being. What, oh what, to do with him? (It takes a clever general to send him off to infiltrate the enemy. I've read this before and enjoy it immensely.) (Cover illustration.)
Barney, Will Stanton — Extremely dim scientist experiments on rat; rat bumps him off. (Cute story.)
Lost Love, Algis Budrys — Teenage boy who just won't stick in anyone's mind wanders world in search of others of his kind, and misses meeting her by inches. (Sappy tearjerker.)
Introduction, Issac Asimov — Asimov discusses the scientific understanding of mutation through the nuclear age and into the world of science fiction.
The Better Choice, S. Fowler Wright — Playful wife consents to be the subject of experimentation for her cold, intellectual husband; decides she likes her new state of being better than her old. (Well, in her defense, who wouldn't want to stay a cat? The best of the lot.)
Prone, Mack Reynolds — Accident prone military cadet spreads havoc by merely being. What, oh what, to do with him? (It takes a clever general to send him off to infiltrate the enemy. I've read this before and enjoy it immensely.) (Cover illustration.)
Barney, Will Stanton — Extremely dim scientist experiments on rat; rat bumps him off. (Cute story.)
Lost Love, Algis Budrys — Teenage boy who just won't stick in anyone's mind wanders world in search of others of his kind, and misses meeting her by inches. (Sappy tearjerker.)
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