by Isaac Asimov · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402064356
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«La estrella de Belén y otros ensayos científicos» is a collection of scientific essays by Isaac Asimov published by Bruguera in Spanish.
It brings together popular-science articles in which Asimov addresses the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem, the Eureka phenomenon, ghost spaceships, the intelligence quotient, or the influence of the Moon on the Earth, combining scientific explanations with a narrative approach.
It collects eight articles, including «Razonando sobre la razón» and «Corolario de Asimov»; the registered original title is «Star in the East» (1974).
For those interested in science communication and in Asimov's role as an essayist, beyond his science fiction work.
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.
