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Foundation / Isaac Asimov.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asimov, Isaac, Foundation series ; 2.Publisher: New York, New York : Bantam Books, 2008Copyright date: ©1979Edition: Bantam trade paperback editionDescription: 244 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780553382570
  • 0553382578
Related works:
  • Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Psychohistorians
  • Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Encyclopedists
  • Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Mayors
  • Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Traders
  • Container of (work), Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Merchant princes
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Contents:
Psychohistorians -- Encyclopedists -- Mayors -- Traders -- Merchant princes.
Summary: A band of psychologists, under the leadership of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, plants a colony to encourage art, science, and technology in the declining Galactic Empire and to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy Asimov Isaac Checked out 06/03/2024 33111010492441
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library Science Fiction/Fantasy Asimov Isaac Available 33111009833365
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The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION * Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.

The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the most influential in the history of science fiction, celebrated for their unique blend of breathtaking action, daring ideas, and extensive worldbuilding. In Foundation, Asimov has written a timely and timeless novel of the best--and worst--that lies in humanity, and the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of darkness.

Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1951.

"A Bantam Spectra book"--Title page verso.

Psychohistorians -- Encyclopedists -- Mayors -- Traders -- Merchant princes.

A band of psychologists, under the leadership of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, plants a colony to encourage art, science, and technology in the declining Galactic Empire and to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind.

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