In a state of desperation, he consults a numerologist who suggests a simple change: change the "Z" in his surname to an "S," becoming Marshall Sebatinsky . The Chain Reaction:
To keep Zebatinsky away from classified work without arousing suspicion, the government rewards him with a prestigious professorial post—exactly the career boost he originally wanted. spell_my_name_with_an_s
Asimov was inspired by his own frustration with people frequently misspelling his name as "Azimov". His father had actually chosen the "S" spelling when the family arrived in the U.S. in 1923, believing it would be pronounced like a "Z" as in German. Cultural Impact In a state of desperation, he consults a
While investigating him, they discover he has a distant cousin in the Soviet Union who is also a physicist. In a state of desperation