Isaac Asimov

A polymath and one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, whose influence spans from robotics to historical sociology. He is most famous for codifying the "Three Laws of Robotics," which have become a real-world ethical benchmark for AI development. Through his "Foundation" series, he introduced psychohistory, a fictional science that uses mathematics to predict the future of large civilizations. He was a tireless educator who believed that "the saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." He wrote or edited over 500 books, making him one of the most prolific contributors to intellectual futurism in history. Is wisdom a destination, or a race we are losing?