Janet Asimov

Janet Asimov
Born Janet Opal Jeppson
(1926-08-06) August 6, 1926
Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pen name J O Jeppson
Occupation Writer, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst
Education Stanford University (B.A.)
New York University Medical School (M.D.)
William Alanson White Institute of Psychoanalysis
Genre Science fiction
Spouse
Isaac Asimov
(m. 1973; his death 1992)

Janet Opal Asimov (née Jeppson; born August 6, 1926 in Ashland, Pennsylvania), usually writing as J. O. Jeppson, is an American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst.

She started writing children's science fiction in the 1970s. She was married to Isaac Asimov from 1973 until his death in 1992, and they collaborated on a number of science fiction books aimed at young readers, including the Norby series.

Education and career

Jeppson earned a B.A. degree from Stanford University (first attending Wellesley College), her M.D. degree from New York University Medical School, completing a residency in psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital. In 1960, she graduated from the William Alanson White Institute of Psychoanalysis, where she continued to work until 1986.[1] After her marriage to Isaac Asimov, she continued to practiced psychiatry under the name Janet O. Jeppson, and she published medical papers under that name.

Personal life

Janet Jeppson began dating Isaac Asimov in 1970 immediately following his separation from Gertrude Blugerman.[2] They were married on November 30, 1973, two weeks after Asimov’s divorce from Gertrude.[3] Despite Jeppson's upbringing in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[4] their marriage was officiated by a leader of Ethical Culture, a religion that Janet later joined.[5] Their marriage lasted until Isaac's death in 1992 from complications relating to HIV, contracted from a 1983 blood transfusion during bypass surgery.[6] Janet reportedly consulted medical texts after Isaac began exhibiting symptoms, and she requested an HIV test be performed. His doctors insisted she was wrong and only tested Isaac for the infection after he became seriously ill. She wanted the information made public, but doctors insisted upon not disclosing it, even after Isaac died. After the doctors demanding silence had all passed away, Janet Asimov went public with the knowledge.[7]

Writing

Janet Asimov's first published writing was a "mystery short" sold to Hans Stefan Santesson for The Saint Mystery Magazine and appearing in the May 1966 issue.[1] Her first novel was The Second Experiment in 1974;[8] Asimov wrote mostly science fiction novels for children throughout her career.[9] In addition to writing, Janet Asimov is a psychiatrist. She incorporates aspects of psychoanalysis, human identity, and other psychiatry-related ideas in her writing.[9] According to Isaac Asimov, Janet Asimov's books that were written in association with him were 90 percent Janet's, and his name was wanted on the books by the publisher "for the betterment of sales".[10] After Isaac's death, she took on the writing of his syndicated popular-science column.[11]

Bibliography

Norby Chronicles (with Isaac Asimov)

  • Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (1983)
  • Norby's Other Secret (1984)
  • Norby and the Lost Princess (1985)
  • Norby and the Invaders (1985)
  • Norby and the Queen's Necklace (1986)
  • Norby Finds a Villain (1987)
  • Norby Down to Earth (1988)
  • Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure (1989)
  • Norby and the Oldest Dragon (1990)
  • Norby and the Court Jester (1991)
  • Norby and the Terrified Taxi (1997) Written alone, after her husband's death.

Novels

  • The Second Experiment (1974) (as J.O. Jeppson)
  • The Last Immortal (1980) (a sequel to The Second Experiment) (as J.O. Jeppson)
  • Mind Transfer (1988)
  • The Package in Hyperspace (1988)[12]
  • Murder at the Galactic Writers' Society (1995)
  • The House Where Isadora Danced (2009) (as J.O. Jeppson)

Collections

  • The Mysterious Cure, and Other Stories of Pshrinks Anonymous (1985) (as J.O. Jeppson hardcover, as Janet Asimov paperback)[13]
  • The Touch: Epidemic of the Millennium. Edited by Patrick Merla. ISBN 0-7434-0715-6. (Janet Asimov contributor)

Anthologies

  • Laughing Space: Funny Science Fiction Chuckled Over (1982) with Isaac Asimov

Nonfiction

  • How to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort (1987) with Isaac Asimov
  • Frontiers II (1993) with Isaac Asimov
  • It's Been a Good Life (2002) edited, with Isaac Asimov
  • Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing (as Janet Jeppson Asimov) (New York: Prometheus Books, 2006); ISBN 1-59102-405-6[14]

Medical Writing

  • Alcohol biomarkers: clinical significance and biochemical basis (2001) with Lakshman, R., et. al.[15]
  • Towards common reference intervals in clinical chemistry. An attempt at harmonization between three hospital laboratories in Skåne, Sweden. (1999) with Bäck, S. E., et. al.[16]
  • High-voltage electrophoresis in urinary amino acid screening. (1970) with Holmgren, G. & Samuelson, G.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 I. Asimov: A Memoir. Isaac Asimov. Bantam Books. 1995. pgs. 259, 366; ISBN 0-553-56997-X
  2. ↑ Asimov, Isaac (1975). Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. VGSF. p. 205.
  3. ↑ Asimov, Isaac (1980). In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15544-1.
  4. ↑ "7 Famous People Who Married Mormons". LDS Living. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  5. ↑ Ericson, Edward L. The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion. The Continuum Publishing Company, 1988, p. viii.
  6. ↑ "Isaac Asimov FAQ". www.asimovonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Locus Online: Letter from Janet Asimov". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  8. ↑ "THE SECOND EXPERIMENT by Jeppson. J. O." Kirkus Reviews. 1974.
  9. 1 2 "Authors : Asimov, Janet : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  10. ↑ I. Asimov: A Memoir. Isaac Asimov. Bantam Books. 1995. pgs. 366–7; ISBN 0-553-56997-X
  11. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: Frontiers 2: 2more Recent Discoveries about Life, Earth, Space and the Universe by Isaac Asimov, Author, Janet Asimov, Author Dutton Books $23 (384p) ISBN 978-0-525-93631-2". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  12. ↑ "THE PACKAGE IN HYPERSPACE by Janet Asimov". Kirkus Reviews. 1988.
  13. ↑ I. Asimov: A Memoir.. Isaac Asimov. Bantam Books. 1995. p. 367. ISBN 0-553-56997-X
  14. ↑ Youngquist, Paul (2008). "Review of Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 30 (3/4): 479–480. JSTOR 23334473.
  15. ↑ Lakshman, R.; Tsutsumi, M.; Ghosh, P.; Takase, S.; Anni, H.; Nikolaeva, O.; Israel, Y.; Anton, R. F.; Lesch, O. M. (May 2001). "Alcohol biomarkers: clinical significance and biochemical basis". Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 25 (5 Suppl ISBRA): 67S–70S. ISSN 0145-6008. PMID 11391052.
  16. ↑ Bäck, S. E.; Nilsson, J. E.; Fex, G.; Jeppson, J. O.; Rosén, U.; Tryding, N.; von Schenck, H.; Norlund, L. (May 1999). "Towards common reference intervals in clinical chemistry. An attempt at harmonization between three hospital laboratories in Skåne, Sweden". Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 37 (5): 573–592. doi:10.1515/CCLM.1999.091. ISSN 1434-6621. PMID 10418749.
  17. ↑ Holmgren, G.; Jeppson, J. O.; Samuelson, G. (December 1970). "High-voltage electrophoresis in urinary amino acid screening". Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 26 (4): 313–318. doi:10.3109/00365517009046239. ISSN 0036-5513. PMID 5486398.
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