His Life Where and when was Isaac Asimov born, and what was his childhood like?
Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, in the town of Petrovichi in the USSR. His family came to the United States in 1923. His father owned a candy store in New York City, and Asimov attended Boys High School of Brooklyn, where he published his first story, called “Little Brothers,” in the school newspaper. Source: “Isaac Asimov.” 29 July 2004. Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors Online. 06 Mar 2005. Source: “Isaac Asimov.” Contemporary Literary Criticism. Literature Resource Center. 06 Mar. 2005.