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** This trope only applies to his fiction, though, as all his non-fiction writings about science, especially his chemistry works, are considered very accurate and consistent with today's understanding.
** In ''A Pebble in the Sky,'' there's an extended section describing the role of proteins as genetic material. The book was published in 1950, two years before the definite experiment which proved that DNA was the genetic material.
* [[Self Deprecating Humor]]: He did this often. See Celebrity Paradox above, for instance. Also, in one of the ''Foundation'' stories there's an Imperial official, Lord Dorwin, who's mentioned to be extremely proud of his large, fluffy sideburns, suggesting he's at least partly an Author Avatar (take another look at the portrait up top). Dorwin talks with [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome]] and generally seems to be an [[Upperclass Twit]] -- a "most consummate donkey," as one of the story's cleverest characters put it.<ref>On the other hand, Lord Dorwin turns out to be [[Obfuscating Stupidity|"an accomplished diplomat and a most clever man"]] who managed to commit the Empire to '''nothing at all''' in five days of discussion that left the people he talked with feeling completely satisfied.</ref>
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]:
** An Asimov short story was the trope namer. One editorial in ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' is devoted to just how many ways people screwed up his name. For some reason, "Asminov" was the most common mangling of his surname.
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