Encyclopedia Foundation
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The Encyclopedia Foundation is a fictional organization in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, created as a front for the scientific and political project known as the Foundation.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
ⓘ
front organization ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Foundation series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Hari Seldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | psychohistory ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverStoryFor | Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hari Seldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Encyclopedists' project ⓘ |
| governedByPlan | Seldon Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreContext |
future history
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Foundation (1951 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | science fiction literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | cover for the Foundation project ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalSetting | Galactic Empire (Asimov) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivityInFiction | compiling galactic knowledge (ostensibly) ⓘ |
| realPurpose |
establishing the Foundation
ⓘ
forming the nucleus of a future Galactic Empire ⓘ preserving and advancing science ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | initial justification for establishing a scientific colony ⓘ |
| statedPurpose | preparation of an Encyclopedia Galactica ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | decline of the First Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| trueActivityInFiction | building political and scientific power base on Terminus ⓘ |
| universe | Foundation universe ⓘ |
| usedBy | psychohistorians ⓘ |
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