Isaac Asimov Achievements, Author Biography, Trivia, and Movies

Honors and Awards

Year	Award	Work
1983	Hugo Award for Best Novel	Foundation's Edge
1973	Hugo Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1983	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Foundation's Edge
1973	Locus Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1972	Nebula Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1976	Nebula Award for Best Novelette	The Bicentennial Man
1966	Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series	The Foundation Trilogy
1995	Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book	I. Asimov: A Memoir
1977	Hugo Award for Best Novelette	The Bicentennial Man
1992	Hugo Award for Best Novelette	Gold
1987	Locus Award for Best Short Story	Robot Dreams
1982	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Novel	Foundation's Edge
1972	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1986	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Short Story	Robot Dreams
1976	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Novelette	The Bicentennial Man
1965	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Short Story	Eyes Do More Than See
1965	Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Short Story	Founding Father
1983	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novel	Foundation's Edge
1984	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novel	The Robots of Dawn
1973	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1975	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novelette	. . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him
1977	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novelette	The Bicentennial Man
1992	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Novelette	Gold
1987	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Short Story	Robot Dreams
1995	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book	I. Asimov: A Memoir
1981	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book	In Joy Still Felt
1980	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book	In Memory Yet Green
1985	Nominated - Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book	The Dune Encyclopedia
1961	Nominated - National Book Award for Nonfiction	The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
1995	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction	I. Asimov: A Memoir
1980	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction	In Memory Yet Green
1981	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction	In Joy Still Felt
1994	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Collection	Forward the Foundation
1990	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Collection	The Asimov Chronicles
1987	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Collection	Robot Dreams
1984	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Collection	The Winds of Change and Other Stories
1995	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Art Book	I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay
1987	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Short Story	Robot Dreams
1984	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Short Story	Potential
1981	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Short Story	The Last Answer
1973	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Novel	The Gods Themselves
1989	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Prelude to Foundation
1987	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Foundation and Earth
1986	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Robots and Empire
1984	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	The Robots of Dawn
1983	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Foundation's Edge
1993	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 25 (1963)
1992	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 23 (1961)
1992	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The New Hugo Winners, Volume II
1991	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 20 (1958)
1991	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 21 (1959)
1991	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The Mammoth Book of Vintage Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1950s
1990	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 19 (1957)
1990	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The New Hugo Winners
1989	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 18 (1956)
1988	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 16 (1954)
1987	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 15 (1953)
1987	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The Hugo Winners, Volume 5
1986	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 13 (1951)
1986	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 14 (1952)
1986	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The Hugo Winners, Volume 4: 1976-1979
1985	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 11 (1949)
1985	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 12 (1950)
1984	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 10 (1948)
1984	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 9 (1947)
1983	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 7 (1945)
1983	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 8 (1946)
1982	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 5 (1943)
1982	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 6 (1944)
1980	Nominated - Locus Award for Best Anthology	The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction

Written works by Isaac Asimov

Title	Published	Genre
The Caves of Steel	1954	Science Fiction
The Naked Sun	1957	Science Fiction
The Robots of Dawn	1983	Science Fiction
Robots and Empire	1985	Science Fiction
Pebble in the Sky	1950	Science Fiction
The Stars, Like Dust	1951	Science Fiction
The Currents of Space	1952	Science Fiction
Foundation and Empire	1952	Science Fiction
Foundation and Earth	1986	Science Fiction
Second Foundation	1953	Science Fiction
Foundation's Edge	1982	Science Fiction
Prelude to Foundation	1988	Science Fiction
Forward the Foundation	1993	Science Fiction
Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor	1971
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
Foundation	1951	Science Fiction
Murder at the ABA	1976	Fiction
The End of Eternity	1955	Science Fiction
The Death Dealers	1958	Mystery
The Gods Themselves	1972	Science Fiction
Tales of the Black Widowers	1974	Speculative fiction
Nightfall and Other Stories	1969	Science Fiction
Far as Human Eye Could See	1987	Science
The Early Asimov	1972	Science Fiction
The Complete Robot	1982	Science Fiction
The Secret of the Universe	1991	Essay
The Subatomic Monster	1985	Science
Asimov on Science Fiction		Science Fiction
Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright	1978	Science
Robot Dreams	1986	Science Fiction
The Rest of the Robots	1964	Science Fiction
The Complete Stories
The Solar System and Back	1970	Science
Nine Tomorrows	1956	Science Fiction
Earth Is Room Enough	1957	Science Fiction
I, Robot	1950	Science Fiction
Fact and Fancy	1962	Essay
Gold	1995	Science Fiction
View from a Height		Essay
The Martian Way and Other Stories	1955	Science Fiction
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov		Speculative fiction
The Relativity of Wrong	1988	Science
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories		Speculative fiction
Asimov's Mysteries	1968	Short story
Magic	1995	Fiction
The Best of Isaac Asimov		Speculative fiction
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories	1976	Science Fiction
Robot Visions	1990	Science Fiction
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1983	Speculative fiction
Azazel		Science Fiction
Nemesis	1989	Science Fiction
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot	1983	Science Fiction
David Starr, Space Ranger	1952	Science Fiction
Nightfall	1990	Science Fiction
Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain	1987	Science Fiction
The Ugly Little Boy	1958	Novel
The Alternate Asimovs		Science Fiction
Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury	1956	Science Fiction
Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn	1958	Science Fiction
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids	1953	Science Fiction
Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter	1957	Science Fiction
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus	1954	Science Fiction
Rain, Rain, Go Away	1959
What If—	1952
The Tercentenary Incident	1976
Let's Not	1954
Youth	1952
Risk	1955
Founding Father	1965
Robot AL-76 Goes Astray	1942
Take a Match	1972
Each an Explorer	1956
Left to Right	1987
The Feeling of Power	1958
The Talking Stone	1955
In a Good Cause—	1951
The Machine that Won the War	1961
Not Final!	1941
The Instability	1989
The Life and Times of Multivac	1975
Death Sentence	1943
The Dying Night	1956
. . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him	1974
No Connection	1948
The Magnificent Possession	1940
Everest	1953
Robbie	1940
Homo Sol	1940
Key Item	1968
A Boy's Best Friend	1975
What's in a Name?	1956
Birth of a Notion	1976
Author! Author!	1964
The Immortal Bard	1954
Light Verse	1973
Unto the Fourth Generation	1959
Question	1955
Heredity	1941
Blind Alley	1945
Segregationist	1967

Isaac Asimov Image Gallery

Robert A. Heinlein, L. Sprague de Camp, and Isaac Asimov, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1944.

Rowena Morrill depicts Asimov enthroned with symbols of his life's work

Isaac Asimov quotes

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
- Isaac Asimov
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
- Isaac Asimov
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
- Isaac Asimov
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
- Isaac Asimov
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today -- but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.
- Isaac Asimov

Works by Isaac Asimov adapted to film

I, Robot

Release date:July 15, 2004

Directed by:Alex Proyas

Genre:Thriller

Adapted from:I, Robot

Rated:

Bicentennial Man

Release date:December 17, 1999

Directed by:Chris Columbus

Genre:Science Fiction

Adapted from:The Positronic Man

Rated:

Nightfall

Release date:2000

Directed by:Gwyneth Gibby

Genre:Film adaptation

Adapted from:Nightfall

Rated:

Places Isaac Asimov has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Isaac Asimov

Marker	Location	Population
A	Brooklyn	2,532,645

Personal relationships of Isaac Asimov

Janet Asimov
Janet O. Jeppson
Married 19 years
Gertrude Blugerman
Married 30 years

Significant Other	Relationship	Date Started	Date Ended	Duration
Janet Asimov	Marriage
Janet O. Jeppson	Marriage	1973	1992	19 years
Gertrude Blugerman	Marriage	July 26, 1942	1973	30 years

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
What caused Isaac Asimov's death?
A:
His death was caused by renal failure.
Q:
In what type of work did Isaac Asimov specialize?
A:
Isaac Asimov was an accomplished author, writer, science writer and novelist.
Q:
Who had a notable impact on Isaac Asimov?
A:
Edward Gibbon, H. G. Wells, Clifford D. Simak, Stanley G. Weinbaum and Jack Williamson inspired Isaac Asimov.
Q:
Where did Isaac Asimov go to school?
A:
Isaac Asimov attended Columbia University.
Q:
What award nominations has Isaac Asimov received?
A:
Award nominations include:
- Nebula Award for Best Novel for the book "Foundation's Edge"
- Nebula Award for Best Novel for the book "The Gods Themselves"
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "Robot Dreams"
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "The Bicentennial Man"
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "Eyes Do More Than See"
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "Founding Father"
Q:
What popular books have been published by author, Isaac Asimov?
A:
Well known works include -
- The Caves of Steel
- The Naked Sun
- The Robots of Dawn
- Robots and Empire
- The Positronic Man
- Pebble in the Sky
- The Stars, Like Dust
Q:
What religious theology did Isaac Asimov subscribe to?
A:
Isaac Asimov was in the Atheism religious denomination.
Q:
What is a popular quote by Isaac Asimov?
A:
One famous quote is, "If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster."
Q:
What was Isaac Asimov's ethnicity?
A:
His ethnic group was Ashkenazi Jews.
Q:
Where was Isaac Asimov born?
A:
Isaac Asimov was born in Smolensk Oblast.

Isaac Asimov

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Written works by Isaac Asimov

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Works by Isaac Asimov adapted to film

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