Friday, November 8, 2013

Isaac Asimov was investigated by the FBI for potential communist ties


Science fiction icon Isaac Asimov was suspected by the FBI of being a potential communist informant. A freedom of information request made by MuckRock shows that the author of I, Robot was the subject of tip-offs and investigations in the 1960s, and at one point was a potential candidate for a known Soviet agent working in the United States.


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5079712/isaac-asimov-investigated-by-the-fbi-for-communist-ties

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