Foundation series (early stories)
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The Foundation series (early stories) are Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction tales that introduced the concept of psychohistory and laid the groundwork for his influential Foundation universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foundation series | 34 |
| Foundation series (early stories) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Foundation series (early stories) Context triple: [Astounding Science Fiction, notableSeriesPublished, Foundation series (early stories)]
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A.
Primary Series
Primary Series is a body of abstract paintings by American artist Lee Krasner, characterized by bold color fields and dynamic, gestural compositions created during her mature period.
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The Adventure Series
The Adventure Series is a classic set of children's adventure novels by Enid Blyton, following groups of children through perilous mysteries in exotic and often remote locations.
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C.
Tales
Tales is a collection of short stories by Amiri Baraka that reflects his politically charged, experimental, and African American–centered literary style.
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D.
The Stories
The Stories is the English translation of the name of Surah Al-Qasas, a chapter of the Qur’an that recounts key narratives of earlier prophets, especially the story of Moses.
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E.
Early Edition
Early Edition is an American fantasy-drama television series about a man who mysteriously receives the next day's newspaper and tries to prevent the tragedies it predicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Foundation series (early stories) Target entity description: The Foundation series (early stories) are Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction tales that introduced the concept of psychohistory and laid the groundwork for his influential Foundation universe.
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A.
Primary Series
Primary Series is a body of abstract paintings by American artist Lee Krasner, characterized by bold color fields and dynamic, gestural compositions created during her mature period.
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B.
The Adventure Series
The Adventure Series is a classic set of children's adventure novels by Enid Blyton, following groups of children through perilous mysteries in exotic and often remote locations.
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C.
Tales
Tales is a collection of short stories by Amiri Baraka that reflects his politically charged, experimental, and African American–centered literary style.
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D.
The Stories
The Stories is the English translation of the name of Surah Al-Qasas, a chapter of the Qur’an that recounts key narratives of earlier prophets, especially the story of Moses.
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E.
Early Edition
Early Edition is an American fantasy-drama television series about a man who mysteriously receives the next day's newspaper and tries to prevent the tragedies it predicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of series
ⓘ
science fiction work ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| compiledInto |
Foundation (1951 novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation (1951 book)
Foundation and Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation and Empire (1952 book)
Second Foundation ⓘ
surface form:
Second Foundation (1953 book)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresIdea |
long-term historical prediction
ⓘ
manipulation of history through science ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hari Seldon
ⓘ
Hober Mallow ⓘ Salvor Hardin ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
First Foundation
ⓘ
Second Foundation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Asimov universe
ⓘ
surface form:
Asimov’s unified Robot–Empire–Foundation universe
later Foundation novels ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | inspired adaptations in radio, comics, and television ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | seminal work of Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
predictability of mass behavior
ⓘ
rise and fall of empires ⓘ role of science in society ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
Seldon Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Seldon Crises
|
| hasReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| influenced | modern science fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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surface form:
Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
|
| introducedConcept |
Foundation (organization)
ⓘ
Galactic Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Galactic Empire (Asimov universe)
psychohistory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | linked stories ⓘ |
| originalMagazine | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation series
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| primaryFocus | sociological science fiction ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookForm | Gnome Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Foundation (novel)
ⓘ
Foundation and Empire ⓘ Second Foundation ⓘ |
| setIn |
Milky Way
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surface form:
Milky Way galaxy
far future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
future history
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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