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Written by Rudy on 2025-01-02 at 18:39

[#]OTD January 2 1920, the birth of Isaac Asimov (who died April 6 1992), a professor of biochemistry who was an incredibly prolific author of over 500 books, both non-fiction and fiction, especially science fiction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

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Written by Rudy on 2025-01-02 at 18:40

in 1962 he published a collection of 17 scientific essays in a book called "Fact And Fancy"

i had already read many of his science fiction stories, but this book, which i encountered in high school, turned me on to his non-fiction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_and_Fancy

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Written by Rudy on 2025-01-02 at 18:42

one of these essays was "My Built-In Doubter" which has stuck with me for [checks calendar] over 60 years!!

i recently found a copy on the internet, converted it to html, posted it on my web site, and am happy to share with you --

http://rudy.ca/my-built-in-doubter.html

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