{"630353":{"#nid":"630353","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Science Fiction Writer Isaac Asimov\u2019s Influence at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJan. 2 marks the 100\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of the birth of influential science fiction author Isaac Asimov, whose hard-science approach to his craft sparked the imaginations of countless writers and scientists. In recent years, Asimov\u0026rsquo;s birthday has also become known as \u0026ldquo;Science Fiction Day.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn celebration of this centennial, we are taking a look at how Asimov influenced Georgia Institute of Technology faculty and students, and also offer a selection of Asimov-themed reading suggestions for Science Fiction Day from the faculty of the science fiction studies program in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about how Asimov has influenced Georgia Tech faculty and students, read our feature, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/Isaac-Asimov-legacy\u0022\u003EInspired by Asimov\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen check out \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/features\/science-fiction-day-2020-recommendations\u0022\u003ESix Things to Read for Science Fiction Day 2020\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; and be sure to look out for the bonus picks!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJan. 2 marks the 100\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary of the birth of influential science fiction author Isaac Asimov, whose hard-science approach to his craft sparked the imaginations of countless writers and scientists. In recent years, Asimov\u0026rsquo;s birthday has also become known as \u0026ldquo;Science Fiction Day.\u0026rdquo; In celebration of this centennial, we are taking a look at how Asimov influenced Georgia Institute of Technology faculty and students,\u0026nbsp;and also offer a selection of Asimov-themed reading suggestions for Science Fiction Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A look at how Georgia Tech faculty and students have been inspired by influential science fiction writer Isaac Asimov."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2019-12-31 15:49:37","changed_gmt":"2019-12-31 15:51:50","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-31T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-31T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"630352":{"id":"630352","type":"image","title":"Stock image of a robot","body":null,"created":"1577807166","gmt_created":"2019-12-31 15:46:06","changed":"1577807166","gmt_changed":"2019-12-31 15:46:06","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240016","name":"iStock-1029035836 16x9.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iStock-1029035836%2016x9.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iStock-1029035836%2016x9.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":288055,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/iStock-1029035836%2016x9.jpg?itok=ZbQqkLBd"}}},"media_ids":["630352"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"183385","name":"Science Fiction Day"},{"id":"127921","name":"isaac asimov"},{"id":"167171","name":"science fiction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.2290\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}