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Source/Further reading:
Biographies of Isaac Asimov
https://www.famousauthors.org/isaac-asimov
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/visionaries/the-lesser-known-side-of-isaac-asimov/
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/books/isaac-asimov-whose-thoughts-and-books-traveled-the-universe-is-dead-at-72.html?scp=7&sq=Asimov+Isaac&st=csehttps://biblio.co.uk/isaac-asimov/author/463
https://www.notablebiographies.com/An-Ba/Asimov-Isaac.html
https://interestingengineering.com/isaac-asimovs-biography-the-pebble-in-the-sky
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/549054/isaac-asimov-facts
Nightfall and Religion
https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/nightfall
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/13/isaac-asimov-religion-science-humanism/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/19/darkness-nightfall-isaac-asimov
Foundation and Psychohistory
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alan_Thomson6/publication/291989964_Asimov%27s_psychohistory_Vision_of_the_future_or_present_reality/links/5ae4f4d10f7e9b9793c5fef4/Asimovs-psychohistory-Vision-of-the-future-or-present-reality.pdf
https://vocal.media/futurism/asimov-101-your-ultimate-guide-to-the-foundation-series
Robotics
https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=XQE2f6CWyvEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=isaac+asimov+robotics&ots=XAHZvh3oA8&sig=dLcmmJW-z5-FxhfEzTqv-G8wieg#v=onepage&q=robotics&f=false
http://webhome.auburn.edu/~vestmon/robotics.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/asimovs-laws-wont-stop-robots-from-harming-humans-so-weve-developed-a-better-solution/
https://www.robotshop.com/community/blog/show/fathers-of-robotics-isaac-asimov
Controversy
http://www.factfiend.com/isaac-asimov-kind-douchebag/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Charges-shatter-Asimov-son-s-reclusion-3099867.php
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/06/isaac_asimov_100_years_on/
Asimov and McCartney
https://sciencevibe.com/2015/11/17/the-cool-alien-movie-that-paul-mccartney-and-isaac-asimov-didnt-make/
Predictions and legacy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/if-isaac-asimov-had-named-smartphone-he-might-have-called-it-pocket-computer-mark-ii-180961588/
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/13/isaac-asimov-religion-science-humanism/
https://interestingengineering.com/isaac-asimovs-biography-the-pebble-in-the-sky
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/asimov-predictions-from-1964-brief-report-card/
On writing
https://www.inc.com/glenn-leibowitz/advice-for-beating-writers-block-from-an-award-winning-author-of-500-books.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/books/isaac-asimov-whose-thoughts-and-books-traveled-the-universe-is-dead-at-72.html?scp=7&sq=Asimov+Isaac&st=cse
Works
http://archives.bu.edu/collections/collection?id=121382