Is hired as an instructor in biochemistry at the Boston University
School of Medicine.
1950
Doubleday publishes his first novel,
Pebble in the Sky;
Gnome
Press, his first collection,
I, Robot.
1951
Son David is born. Is promoted to assistant professor.
1952
First non-fiction book,
Biochemistry and Human Metabolism,
is
published. Doubleday publishes first Lucky Starr juvenile. He
continues to alternate science fiction with non-fiction books and
articles, particularly science popularizations.
1955
Daughter Robyn is born.
1956
Is paid $10 for his first talk and begins a career as a popular
speaker.
1957
Begins his first monthly science column for
Venture Science Fiction
(later taken over by
Fantasy and Science Fiction
).
1958
Leaves full-time teaching for full-time freelance writing. After
1958 publishes no new science-fiction novels until the novelization
of the screenplay for
Fantastic Voyage
in 1966 and
The Gods
Themselves
in 1972. Continues writing an occasional science-fiction
short story, but most writing is non-fiction.
1962
Edits
The Hugo Winners,
the first of his anthologies, and begins
the autobiographical comments that characterize the rest of his
collections and anthologies.
1963
Is awarded a "Special Hugo" by the World Science Fiction
Convention for his science articles in
Fantasy and Science Fiction.
1966
Is guest-of-honor at the World Science Fiction Convention.
Foundation series wins a Hugo. A special edition of
Fantasy and
Science Fiction
is dedicated to Asimov and his work.
1969
Publishes his 100th book.
1970
Separates from his wife and moves back to New York.
1972
Doubleday publishes
The Gods Themselves.
1973
Wins a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award for
The Gods Themselves.
Is divorced and marries Dr. Janet Jeppson.
1974
Publishes
Before the Golden Age.
1976
The first issue of
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
appears.
1977
"The Bicentennial Man" wins both a Nebula and a Hugo.
1979
Publishes his 200th book, including the first volume of his
autobiography,
In Memory Yet Green.
1980
The second volume of his autobiography,
In Joy Still Felt,
is
Asimov volume 214.
1982
Foundation's Edge
is published, becomes best seller.