Essays by Isaac Asimov about history

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Subject: the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essene sect
First Published In: 11-Nov-78, TV Guide
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About Time

Subject: the reform of time measurement
First Published In: Apr-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Begin at the Beginning

Subject: counting the years
First Published In: Jan-65, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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• 1965 Of Time, Space, and Other Things
  
• 1977 Asimov on Numbers
  

Moon Over Babylon

Subject: the week
First Published In: Apr-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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• 1973 The Tragedy of the Moon
  

The Week Excuse

Subject: calendar reform
First Published In: Jun-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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• 1973 The Tragedy of the Moon
  

Assassination

Subject: the history of assassination; a denouncement of threats to writers
First Published In: Oct-89, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Two Regal Women

Subject: the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and Queen Elizabeth I
First Published In: 12-Feb-72, TV Guide
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Noel, Noel!

Subject: the evolution of the Saturnalia into Christmas
First Published In: Nov-81, The Twelve Crimes of Christmas
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The Last Man on Earth

Original Title: Introduction
Subject: earliest "last-man-on-Earth" story and how it has been repeated
First Published In: Aug-82, The Last Man on Earth (Aug 1982)
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• 1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription
  

Empires

Subject: empires and their attributes in history and science fiction
First Published In: Dec-83, Intergalactic Empires
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• 1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription
  

The Ifs of History

Subject: what would have happened to history if just one thing had been different
First Published In: 1987, Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove
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• 1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription
  

Invasion

Original Title: Introduction
Subject: invasions in history and science fiction
First Published In: Aug-90, Invasions
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• 1995 Gold
  

I, Claudius

Subject: Claudius and the first emperors of Rome
First Published In: 12-Nov-77, TV Guide
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The Longest River

Subject: /the history of the Nile river
First Published In: Jul-88, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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• 1989 Asimov on Science
  
• 1990 Out of the Everywhere
  

The Uses of Error

Subject: the true story of Columbus's trip
First Published In: 12-Nov-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Mislaid Island

Original Title: When Places Get Lost in the World (V4)
Subject: finding Columbus's San Salvador
First Published In: 15-Apr-88, Los Angeles Times
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• 1989 Frontiers
  

Ben Franklin

Subject: the novel ideas of Ben Franklin, including the notion of the United States
First Published In: 16-Nov-74, TV Guide
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The Unsecret Weapon

Subject: /the impact of the longbow on history
First Published In: Jun-80, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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• 1981 The Sun Shines Bright
  

The Push-button Library

Subject: electronic reference libraries
First Published In: Dec-79, American Way (American Airlines)
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• 1981 Change!