[ErnBatavia]

Three decades ago, I attended a speech by Isaac Asimov

Large faux pas...Asimov is known by most as a Science Fiction writer.

Otherwise, good essay - but ya kinda spoiled it with the above tinfoil-ish reference.

[Congressman Billybob]

Of course, Asimov is known mostly for his science fiction. Though with more than 200 books published, he covered a lot of subjects. However, exactly as I say in my article, the best of science fiction is solidly grounded in science. No faux pas here.

John

[Paul Ross]

Large faux pas...Asimov is known by most as a Science Fiction writer. Otherwise, good essay - but ya kinda spoiled it with the above tinfoil-ish reference.

What are you smoking?

[El Gato]

Large faux pas...Asimov is known by most as a Science Fiction writer.

Maybe to you, but to me he's more well known as a popularizer of science. His 3 volume series "Understanding Physics " taught me more physics than my high school physics course (and I had good teacher in a good school). They also made the concepts from my college physics courses familiar, I only had to learn the math.