evidence: Isaac Asimov: The Joy of Lifelong Learning And The Risk of Ignorance [...] When you think about the meaning of life, you probably don’t think about Isaac Asimov. But this famous scientist had a lot to say about life and its meaning. [...] Asimov’s views were shaped by his experiences growing up in Soviet Russia, which was a time of famine, terror, and extreme anti-religious sentiment. Perhaps best known as a science fiction author, Isaac Asimov was also an essayist, biographer, and professor of biology.