Changes: Isaac Asimov (author)

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For the "real world" article on the author and scientific adviser for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, please see Isaac Asimov.

Isaac Asimov was a 20th century American science fiction author and scientist. During the mid-1950s, Asimov's stories were published by a magazine called Galaxy. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Data's positronic brain was based on Asimov's dream of such a device one day being constructed. (TNG: "Datalore")

External link

Isaac Asimov at Wikipedia

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-'''Isaac Asimov''' was a noted [[20th century]] science fiction author on [[Earth]]. During the mid-[[1950s]], Asimovs' stories were published by a magazine called ''[[Galaxy Magazine]]''. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
+'''Isaac Asimov''' was a [[20th century]] [[American]] [[science fiction]] [[author]] and [[scientist]]. During the mid-[[1950s]], Asimov's stories were published by a [[magazine]] called ''{{dis|Galaxy|magazine}}''. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 [[Data]]'s [[positronic brain]] was based on Asimov's dream of such a device one day being constructed. ({{TNG|Datalore}})
-==Background==
+== External link ==
-Isaac Asimov was a well-respected voice within the scientific community and was an outspoken supporter of [[cybernetics]] and creator of the "{{w|Three Laws of Robotics}}," intended to protect [[human]]s from [[android]]s, or 'robots' as they were called then. As stated in "[[Datalore]]," he did in fact coin the term "positronic brain". He was also a good friend of ''Star Trek'' creator [[Gene Roddenberry]] and scientific advisor for ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''.
-Captain [[Amasov]] was named for him.
-===External Links===
 * {{wikipedia|Isaac Asimov}}
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