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1949
Is hired as an instructor in biochemistry at the Boston University
School of Medicine.
1950Doubleday publishes his first novel, Pebble in the Sky; Gnome
Press, his first collection, I, Robot.
1951Son David is born. Is promoted to assistant professor.
1952First 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.
1955Daughter Robyn is born.
1956Is paid $10 for his first talk and begins a career as a popular
speaker.
1957Begins his first monthly science column for Venture Science Fiction
(later taken over by Fantasy and Science Fiction).
1958Leaves 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.
1962Edits The Hugo Winners, the first of his anthologies, and begins
the autobiographical comments that characterize the rest of his
collections and anthologies.
1963Is awarded a "Special Hugo" by the World Science Fiction
Convention for his science articles in Fantasy and Science Fiction.
1966Is 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.
1969Publishes his 100th book.
1970Separates from his wife and moves back to New York.
1972Doubleday publishes The Gods Themselves.
1973Wins a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award for The Gods Themselves.
Is divorced and marries Dr. Janet Jeppson.
1974Publishes Before the Golden Age.
1976The first issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine appears.
1977"The Bicentennial Man" wins both a Nebula and a Hugo.
1979Publishes his 200th book, including the first volume of his
autobiography, In Memory Yet Green.
1980The second volume of his autobiography, In Joy Still Felt, is
Asimov volume 214.
1982Foundation's Edge is published, becomes best seller.

 
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