by Isaac Asimov, Janet Asimov · EDICIONES B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440644732
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«Fronteras II» is a popular science essay by Isaac Asimov and Janet Asimov, published by Ediciones B in paperback (363 pages, in Spanish).
It collects 125 popular science articles on scientific discoveries in biology, technology and astronomy. Topics covered include the origin of life, protein research, dinosaurs, observation of planets and galaxies, and the possibility of colonising Mars, explained in clear, accessible language.
Fronteras II is the second instalment of the Fronteras series; the original English title, 'Frontiers II: More Recent Discoveries About Life, Earth, Space and the Universe', appeared in 1992.
A popular science work aimed at a general audience interested in science and Isaac Asimov's didactic style.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
