To a more intellectual level that dealt with sociology, history, mathematics and science. He was perhaps best known for his science fiction and was a pioneer in elevating the genre from pulp-magazine adventure Asimov was amazingly prolific, writing nearly 500 books on a wide range of subjects, from works for preschoolers to college textbooks. He died of heart and kidney failure, said his brother, Stanley. He was 72 years old and lived in Manhattan. Isaac Asimov, the pre-eminent popular-science writer of the day and for more than 40 years one of the best and best-known writers of science fiction, died yesterday at New York University Hospital. Isaac Asimov, Whose Thoughts and Books Traveled the Universe, Is Dead at 72ĪpIsaac Asimov, Whose Thoughts and Books Traveled the Universe, Is Dead at 72 By MERVYN ROTHSTEIN
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