Asimov, Isaac (Vol. 3) - Asimov, Isaac 1920–
Asimov, Isaac 1920–
One of America's most ambitious and prolific writers, Asimov has written books on anatomy and physiology, astronomy, the Bible, biology, chemistry, etymology, geography, Greek mythology, history, humor, mathematics, and physics. He is also the author of the "Foundation" novels, now considered seminal to modern science fiction. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
The title story of Asimov's collection, The Martian Way, is surely one of the best science fiction novellas ever published. The story's taking-off point is simple: If no miracle fuels or propulsion systems come along, but Mars is to be colonized anyway, then it will have to be done with step rockets. A-B-C. All right, then what happens to the discarded steps—hundreds of thousands of tons of salvageable steel? Asimov's answer: [They] drift on out across the Martian orbit, until Scavengers in tiny two-man ships come out to get them.
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