One of the preeminent Science fiction writers - who called things well before they appeared on the scene.
He coined the word: Robotics
- 1957 – Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Award, for Building Blocks of the Universe
- 1960 – Howard W. Blakeslee Award from the American Heart Association for The Living River
- 1962 – Boston University's Publication Merit Award
- 1963 – special Hugo Award for "adding science to science fiction" for essays published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- 1963 – Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43]
- 1965 – James T. Grady Award of the American Chemical Society (now called the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry)
- 1966 – Best All-time Novel Series Hugo Award for the Foundation series
- 1967 – Westinghouse Science Writing Award
- 1972 – Nebula Award for Best Novel for The Gods Themselves[44]
- 1973 – Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Gods Themselves[45]
- 1973 – Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for The Gods Themselves[45]
- 1977 – Hugo Award for Best Novelette for The Bicentennial Man
- 1977 – Nebula Award for Best Novelette for The Bicentennial Man
- 1981 – An asteroid, 5020 Asimov, was named in his honor
- 1983 – Hugo Award for Best Novel for Foundation's Edge[46]
- 1983 – Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for Foundation's Edge[46]
- 1987 – Nebula Grand Master award, a lifetime achievement award[47]
- 1992 – Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Gold
- 1995 – Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book for I. Asimov: A Memoir
- 1996 – A 1946 Retro-Hugo for Best Novel of 1945 was given at the 1996 WorldCon to The Mule, the 7th Foundation story, published in Astounding Science Fiction
- 1997 – Posthumous induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- 2009 – A crater on the planet Mars, Asimov,[48] was named in his honor
- 14 honorary doctorate degrees from various universities
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