Isaac Asimov was born in the village of Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, in the Soviet Union, between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920. His exact date birth is unknown but Isaac and his family celebrated on January 2nd.The Asimov's emigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Brooklyn. Asimov had two younger siblings: a sister, Marcia and a brother, Stanley His family emigrated to the United States when he was three years old. As a young boy, Isaac worked at his father's candy store and everyone in his family worked there. The store sold several newspapers and magazines which made Isaac find a love in writing and reading.Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five, and was considered a very smart kid. Asimov went to New York City
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He was granted an interview which did not go well. The interviewer did not grant admission to Columbia College, but he did suggest Seth Low Junior College, part of the large Columbia system. There Isaac could improve his chances for admission to Columbia College when he became a junior. However, Isaac knew he could not afford Seth Low and therefore would have to attend City College.
In the fall of 1935, Isaac began at City College. Three days into the semester, he received a letter from Seth Low asking why he had not registered. His father called the registrar's office and explained that they could not afford the tuition. The person at the other end offered a one-hundred-dollar scholarship and a job earning fifteen dollars a month. Isaac immediately switched schools.
Isaac wanted to make a better impression in college than he had in high school.Zoology became Isaac's major. In his first course, he had to dissect worms, frogs, and fish. Isaac then took his first chemistry course and loved it. The teacher was intriguing, and the lab work and demonstrations were challenging. Isaac found the work easy because during a high-school chemistry course, he had read chemistry texts from the public library. Embryology, another zoology course, did not go well. He began to wonder whether he should pursue the medical career his father had always wanted for him. As a college sophomore, Isaac
He was granted an interview which did not go well. The interviewer did not grant admission to Columbia College, but he did suggest Seth Low Junior College, part of the large Columbia system. There Isaac could improve his chances for admission to Columbia College when he became a junior. However, Isaac knew he could not afford Seth Low and therefore would have to attend City College.
In the fall of 1935, Isaac began at City College. Three days into the semester, he received a letter from Seth Low asking why he had not registered. His father called the registrar's office and explained that they could not afford the tuition. The person at the other end offered a one-hundred-dollar scholarship and a job earning fifteen dollars a month. Isaac immediately switched schools.
Isaac wanted to make a better impression in college than he had in high school.Zoology became Isaac's major. In his first course, he had to dissect worms, frogs, and fish. Isaac then took his first chemistry course and loved it. The teacher was intriguing, and the lab work and demonstrations were challenging. Isaac found the work easy because during a high-school chemistry course, he had read chemistry texts from the public library. Embryology, another zoology course, did not go well. He began to wonder whether he should pursue the medical career his father had always wanted for him. As a college sophomore, Isaac