Asimov's Chronology of the World
by Isaac Asimov
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Tells the story of life on our planet from the Big Bang to the end of World War II.Tags
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Very helpful when you find yourself in an unfamiliar corner of history and wonder how it relates to things you already know. Recently looked up the Thirty Years War and found out that it was related to the Three Musketeers, a fact that I had been completely oblivious to. If you read history or historical fiction, I think you'll find this useful.
Shallow and oddly told, yet accurate, intersting, and concise.
Purchased this book right after it was published. Been reading it ever since.
Sin una sola ilustración Asimov hace de este aparentemente aburrido diccionario una de las más ligeras y graciosas historias del universo. Y es una de las pocas veces en que el adjetivo "universal" para un libro de historia es real. Asimov empieza con el día uno del Big Ban e intenta explicarlo de forma simple para que un niño lo entienda, el día en que la materia condensada explotó hace 15 mil millones de años, con explicaciones sencillas enseña por qué se puede afirmar que fueron 15 mil millones y no más o menos, etc. así llega hasta la década del 90 del siglo pasado como una celebración de la corta historia de la humanidad en este universo. Vale la pena que lo busquen y recuerden está disponible en la Biblioteca de show more Fundación A Mano Manaba en Don Juan show less
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Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. His family emigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Brooklyn, New York, where they owned and operated a candy store. Asimov became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of eight. As a youngster he discovered his talent for writing, producing his first original fiction at show more the age of eleven. He went on to become one of the world's most prolific writers, publishing nearly 500 books in his lifetime. Asimov was not only a writer; he also was a biochemist and an educator. He studied chemistry at Columbia University, earning a B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. In 1951, Asimov accepted a position as an instructor of biochemistry at Boston University's School of Medicine even though he had no practical experience in the field. His exceptional intelligence enabled him to master new systems rapidly, and he soon became a successful and distinguished professor at Columbia and even co-authored a biochemistry textbook within a few years. Asimov won numerous awards and honors for his books and stories, and he is considered to be a leading writer of the Golden Age of science fiction. While he did not invent science fiction, he helped to legitimize it by adding the narrative structure that had been missing from the traditional science fiction books of the period. He also introduced several innovative concepts, including the thematic concern for technological progress and its impact on humanity. Asimov is probably best known for his Foundation series, which includes Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. In 1966, this trilogy won the Hugo award for best all-time science fiction series. In 1983, Asimov wrote an additional Foundation novel, Foundation's Edge, which won the Hugo for best novel of that year. Asimov also wrote a series of robot books that included I, Robot, and eventually he tied the two series together. He won three additional Hugos, including one awarded posthumously for the best non-fiction book of 1995, I. Asimov. "Nightfall" was chosen the best science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In 1979, Asimov wrote his autobiography, In Memory Yet Green. He continued writing until just a few years before his death from heart and kidney failure on April 6, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Asimov's Chronology of the World
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- Asimov's Chronology of the World
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- 1991
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