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Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).
Bestselling author of 7 books, including 'The Madness of Crowds'. Associate Ed. @Spectator. Columnist @NYPost and @TheSun
Computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist. Known for his work in optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. Public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements.
Senior Maverick at Wired, author of bestseller book, The Inevitable. Also Cool Tool maven, Recomendo chief, Asia-holic, and True Film buff.
American entrepreneur and investor. Co-founder of Counsyl and former CTO of Coinbase. Former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
Israeli author, public intellectual, historian, and professor. Author of the popular science bestsellers Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. His writings explore various topics including free will, consciousness, intelligence, happiness, and suffering.
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. Member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty and the last emperor of the Pax Romana.
Theoretical computer scientist and David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. Focuses on quantum computing and computational complexity theory.
Economist and author. Professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. Specializes in behavioral economics, public economics, and public choice theory.
Billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. Co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund. First outside investor in Facebook.