Groups, like individuals, will rise to strange heights in a… - Isaac Asimov

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Groups, like individuals, will rise to strange heights in answer to a challenge, and vegetate in the absence of a challenge.

Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov • Paul French • Asimov • Isaak Ozimov • Itzhak Ozimov

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