Left to Right

Left to Right is a short story by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, featured in the short story collection Gold. Robert L. Forward has created a doughnut that is spinning at such a speed that something will interchange. Another character (who is unnamed) suggests sending protons through it, but he says that he has done that and that he will send himself through. The other character argues that he will not be able to digest but he argues that h... More

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (/ˈaɪzək ˈæzɨməv/ EYE-zək AZ-i-məv; born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov, Russian: Исаак Юдович Озимов; Yiddish: אייזיק יודאָוויטש אסימאוו; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction...

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