艾萨克·阿西莫夫，当代美国最著名的科幻大师、世界顶尖级科幻小说作家、，他也是位文学评论家，美国科幻小说黄金时代的代表人物之一。他一生高产，著述颇丰，一生著述近500本，其中有100多部科幻小说，早已远远超过了“著作等身”的地步。是本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一。曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名字为号召的「阿西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。他是一位生于俄罗斯的美籍犹太人。作品极其丰富，代表作有《我，机器人》(I,Robot) 、《基地》系列、《钢窟》(The Caves of Steel) 系列、《赤裸太阳》(The Naked Sun) 等。他他于1941年发表的作品《Runaround》中第一次明确提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”。以其名字命名的《阿西莫夫科幻小说》杂志，至今仍然是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。

"The Bicentennial Man" won the 1977 Hugo Award for Best Novelette

Other novelettes shortlisted for Hugo: "The Diary of the Rose", Ursula K. Le Guin; "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance", John Varley; and "The Phantom of Kansas", John Varley

Other winners of 1977 Hugos: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang(novel) by Kate Wilhelm; "By Any Other Name" by Spider Robinson and "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by James Tiptree, Jr. (novellas, joint winners); Tricentennial (short story) by Joe Haldeman.

"The Bicentennial Man" won the 1976 Nebula Award for Best Novelette

Other novelettes on Nebula Final Ballot: "In the Bowl" by John Varley; "Custer's Last Jump" by Howard Waldrop and Steven Utley; "His Hour Upon the Stage" by Grant Carrington; "The Diary of the Rose" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Other winners of 1976 Nebulas: Man Plus(novel) by Frederik Pohl; "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"(novella) by James Tiptree, Jr.; "A Crowd of Shadows" (short story) by Charles L. Grant.

Other awards

won 1977 Locus Award for Novelette