Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American author and biochemist, widely regarded as one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers alongside Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein. He authored or edited over 500 books, spanning science fiction, popular science, and other genres. His most famous works include the Foundation series, the Robot series, and the novel I, Robot, which introduced the iconic Three Laws of Robotics. Asimov’s writing often explored themes of human and artificial intelligence, history, and the future of society.