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Isaac Asimov

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Foundation Summary

The Foundation is the first part of a science fiction trilogy by the American writer Issac Asimov. It begins with the Psychohistorian, Hari Seldon predicting the Galactic Empire will crumble and people will suffer thousands of years of poverty. To help reduce the period of suffering, Seldon convinces the state to sponsor a scientific community on the planet Terminus. The scientific community grows into the Foundation, controlling peace through religion and...

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Isaac Asimov Biographies (3)

Isaac Asimov

2,357 words, approx. 8 pages

The author of nearly five hundred books, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is esteemed as one of the finest writers of science fiction and scientific fact in the twentieth century.Asimov was born on January 2,... Read more

Isaac Asimov

5,460 words, approx. 19 pages

By the time of his death in 1992, Isaac Asimov was widely regarded as one of the most productive and versatile writers of all time. Asimov was best-known for his science-fiction novels and popularized... Read more

Isaac Asimov

10,485 words, approx. 35 pages

While Isaac Asimov officially celebrated his birthday as 2 January 1920, his birth date is uncertain. Records were not well kept in the U.S.S.R. in the period between World War I and World War II, par... Read more

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