Isaac Asimov (1920- 1992 R.I.P.) April, 1986 Original air date You Tube Compression
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- Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920[1] April 6, 1992; originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов), was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 9,000 letters and postcards.[2] His works have been published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (the sole exception being the 100s; philosophy and psychology).[3]
Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime.[4] Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series[5]; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson[6]. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, an accolade that many still find persuasive. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French.
The prolific Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Most of his popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery, as well as numerous works on astronomy, mathematics, the Bible, William Shakespeare's works and, of course, chemistry subjects.
Asimov was a long-time member and Vice President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs",[7] but also said that the only two people he had ever met who he would admit were more intelligent than he was were Marvin Minsky and Carl Sagan.[8] He took more joy in being president of the American Humanist Association[9]. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, a Brooklyn, NY elementary school, and two different and distinctive awards are named in his honor.
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We are sadly so much poorer without him. His vision was so far ahead of its time. He was an intensely realistic and inspiring figure that is rarely recognized properly for how significantly he effected the consciousness of the world in a positive way.
Hell yeah he has a wide variate.
Fun Fact - Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category. Legend!
Asimov is talking about the imperfection of memory and how when he wrote his biography, he had his daily diary to look back on. His own diary proved that he may have mis-remembered events, or even correctly remembered them but in the wrong order. Then H.H. Channer brings up this point about 'technology more and more capturing reality...' This is a very interesting point, particularly in hindsight. I have thought about this with respect to how recording technology has affected and changed music. Live performance is still indispensably important, but artists cannot ignore the effect that recording has, and how it shapes careers.
So with regard to current events, and how recording technology has changed how we remember the facts of events, across the years I would say to Channer that in my day, technology has reached the point were it is easy to fabricate events that did not happen. Not only Photoshopped images and astounding (:0) special effects, but even high quality deep fakes. Consequently, people have come to doubt everything, despite documentary evidence.
I'm a Christian, but I admire and love reading the fiction and non-fictionwritings of Asimov, Clarke, Sagan, etc. Thankfully we have their work recorded for posterity, thanks to people like you.
This is the kind of stuff we can get with a secular govt 😍😍
He’s on another level of greatness
Read his last Autobiography. It's a masterpiece. His 2nd wife, Janet is his soul mate (he will be lost without her) and urged him to write his 3rd volume when he was around 69. It was the hardest period of his Life, and he knew he had to do it fast. It's a must read for all of his fans, as it tells the story of a man, who gave everything to his writing. He does not want you to feel sorry that is ending, and always injects laughter, and many years later, people will still remember why his Publishers [Esp. Doubleday] said, "Don't be silly, Isaac." (of course we will not take back the advance). That is how he wants people to remember him. Honest yet, wise. And nope, he did not died by the typewriter, but somewhere UP there, he is typing really fast now. RIP man. Thank you for all the books. :-)
Dr Asimov, Sir Terry Pritchett and Christopher Hitchens are the three greatest writers and thinkers of our age. All passed far too early RIP.
Thank you Harold, these interviews are awesome. I got to see two of my favorite celebrities in the same room!!!
Isaac Asimov is at the top of my Heroes list along with Carl Sagan!!!
Thanks for posting this footage. So invaluable.
"Generalists" may even be more real with the internet..Oh how great it would be to still have Asimov. In person, that is :D
"It seems to me the future is golden, but can we achieve sanity? The record of the human species is not a very good one in that respect." - Asimov
And yet somehow; I am viewing this 36+ yrs later, and a dozen years after your comment, so perhaps we will somehow 'muddle' through, although I am not particularly optimistic about that....
Unfortunately Harold interrupts and interjects with sounds nearly constantly. He also hogs the air space from both his co-interviewer and the interviewee. Asimov rides every wave. He’s awesome.
thanks for sharing Harold Channer
My Sci Fi fantasy for planet Earth....clones of Isaac Asimov running every country.
min. 1:45 without names for money, names for arts and names for crazy.. i am in on that trajectory post signed
Thanks for posting this interesting and enlighting interview.
Greatest science fiction writer of all time a true profit,thank you Isaac.
who is watching my hero Isaac now in 2017....he is smart i do love him so much he inspired me alot
i started reading his books in the 70s so sad he`s gone such a wonderful person
Hello please if you can help me to understand one of his books called Rules for Radicals ....I'll appreciate it so much!!!
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How many other interviews did Marilyn do alongside Harold? I'd love to see them all!
Asimov..so normal, when she says that he looks much better in his later years you can see him pause and check her out in a different light. He gets quiet in his contemplation. Quite humorous.
My right ear enjoyed the interview.
RIP Harold Channer he passed on Dec 31 2020
Great interview. First time that I see Asimov talking. Thanks
Such a cool guy. Mutton chops are the key.
here is my hero. he made me what i am.
I don't know if it's yet been noted in these comments, but that's Marilyn (Mach) vos Savant sitting beside the host, acting as co-host. She holds the record for highest IQ recorded in the Guinness World Records - and that's from age 10.
I love seeing videos that help me remember relatives. Wish I could grow sideburns or hamhawks like he did.
You always get that overwhelming feeling of his robot stories being interconnected with foundations and empires
what the hell is wrong with the bald guy? "Hm. Mmm hm. Mmm. Yeah. M. Mm MM. Uh huh. Hm. Mm hm. yeah. Mmm"
Such an irritating goon.
Ah! Thanks for uploading.
Marilyn and Isaac need better mics and better lighting, Isaac especially. You can barely see him.
isaac is a guru of science and Sf !!!!!!!!!!! he gave Lucas Star wars (With Heinline et al) we are privaliged to have had him RIP Isaac !
This is the most intelligent interview with Asimov I've ever seen
las personas que marcaron que no les gusta es porque realmente no lo conocen y no estàn enterados de su grandiosa obra literaria y divulgaciòn cientìfica........
I was read his books my teenage years in 1980's!
Isaac was highly indifferent to his appearance and once remarkedf that he grew them simply beause it saved shaving time and made his books more memorable..
But I agree; the mutton chops are superlatively badass.
I may just be excusing my own workaholism 41:58
so true, is it sad or is it great, I find value in personal development at work, it mean something... to me.
I think its unwise to get lost in it and forget all the other things going on.
He is the prophet for future humans.
too bad that there wasn't anyone to take up his mantle when he died much of litrary history and brilliance died with him, thankfully his texts will never die.
its a crime that only 36 people have watched this
I was fan of his astronomy books, and the whole Olivaw/Daneel stuff when I was ten. I was into The Gods Themselves too, at the time.
The part where they are discussing mortality is a great irony, because he lived only a few years longer.
The bit around 38mins about death, time and guilt is fascinating. And later ... "violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
@MrDeppness Thanks for the info
Brilliant yes, but also funny. Who knew he had such a sense of humor.
Yes, I read the trilogy, but I found it was more about history than economics.
Brilliant.
That interview has some intense inner turmoil going on. It's seething through the cracks.
After discussing his prolific book writing....
Marilyn: "Oh, I didn't realise you've written essays."
Isaac: "Oh yes, I've written about 137 of them." *hilarious*
My right ear like the video.
Great person
Pretty much exactly how I imagined him!
Reading "Academy" now, its a fkn kicks ass book.
Great respect to Asimov from Sasonov ))
his sideburns gives him strength
don asimov. sideburns are under rated.
This is Krugman.
I'm an economist and I didn't understand why he hasn't write in economics. Foundation really seems to involve economics. Maybe he just deduced some concepts without studying it.
The silence was due to his relative and wife. Plus it was just another example of the times; they might've not wanted to have people think of Asimov differently. It could of jeopardised his career when he was alive.
I wish for that opportunity as well
wooohoo was in the womb at this point :-)
@gulllars What's up is that he knows when it's time to fight the good fight, and when it's time to just let a comment go and move on. His interviewer was clearly speaking figuratively, not literally, about immortality, and was not asking Asimov for a profession of faith.
who is the lady-interviewer? she's very attractive, don't you think? has this air of this distinct matureness:)
now we know where wolwerine got his sideburn style from.
@Chandy1728 wow, that's really impressive, thanks for the info:)
Did you ever read foundation? It's about the rise and fall of the galatic empire...though it's told from the perspective of people sitting around in rooms, discussing various economic trends over the course of centuries.
There was even a Nobel Prize winning economist who said Foundation inspired him from a young age to study that very subject.
He died too young 😢
That was a very torturous introduction by the host
I'd do the same! Asimov might have tapped that broad. He does write in his memoir about being unfaithful to his wives when he was away from home . Good for him !!!
@SamuelDaram: "He does write in his memoir about being unfaithful to his wives..."
I must have missed that part. Where might I SPECIFICALLY read this (14 years too late)?
He looks like he came straight out of the Victorian era.
MuttonChops (nom-nom-nom-nom...)
51:30 DSD!
@ZachClooney ha! you're right!:)
This interviewer broad is so hot!
She has one of the highest IQ's ever measured.
The sculptor Isaac alludes to wasn't French, his *name* was French. Daniel Chester French.
Oh and... Yeah, that interviewer was berry annoying.
What's up with Asimov not protesting around 43:00 when they talk about him going to heaven? He was a clear and outspoken atheist.
@UltimoMondoCannibale she is MARILYN VON SAVANT-holds the guiness book of world record for highest recorded IQ
Asimov is like Mozart.
Some nice sideblouse if i do say so myself.
@cruzdt
He looks like he could be Wolverine's dad. Awesome. :)
@myroncope
LOL I got through about 20 minute and got tired of hearing him. Then I read ur post and laughed.
22:00
WHAT?!!!?!?!
Isaac says he's poor? I wish I could recal where I read this, but distinctly remember somewhere in his writing (the context was he why he considered himself a liberal) '"...I believe in soaking the rich -even if I'm the rich...."
Look at her hair =__=, So Sci-Fi :P
It was the 1980s.
I find this really interesting, but get distracted as the lady looks a little alien like
She looks like Andie McDowell, from a distance !
It would have to be at least 10 miles.
240 p
Wow
@rayj778 Well it must be isn't it or we are just wasting Time and talking out of Hour ASIS?
harold makes me uncomfortable at 32:21
holy shit, he does look like Yoda!
24:00
No econmics? Then what the Hell was Foundation about?
that soman's hair does not appear human.
why do the good die young ?
bad audio . . . left out.
History?
That interview annoys the crap out of him me, a constant echo through the whole interview, I'm glad they put that woman, should have dropped the bald guy and replaced him
Martian need wig.
I liked Asimov mistery books than his space science books.
SHe is a hot M.I.L.F !!
@SkallagrimNeinnskegg I know, that woman is so dopey
wtf is this?