Foundation
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Foundation is a powerful, secretive organization in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe that works to preserve and guide human civilization’s future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foundation canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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political entity ⓘ scientific organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Foundation series
NERFINISHED
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novel "Foundation and Earth" NERFINISHED ⓘ novel "Foundation and Empire" NERFINISHED ⓘ novel "Foundation" ⓘ novel "Foundation's Edge" ⓘ novel "Second Foundation" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | psychohistory ⓘ |
| controls |
advanced scientific knowledge
ⓘ
technological innovations ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesOpponent |
Galactic Empire
NERFINISHED
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Second Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ the Mule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Encyclopedists' project ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hari Seldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Terminus in early period ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
politically influential
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powerful ⓘ scientifically oriented ⓘ secretive ⓘ strategic ⓘ technologically advanced ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Second Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | planet Terminus ⓘ |
| influences |
political structures of neighboring worlds
ⓘ
religion in surrounding regions ⓘ trade in the Periphery ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central organization in the Foundation series ⓘ |
| operatesDuring | decline of the Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Milky Way Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
guiding the future of human civilization
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preservation of human knowledge ⓘ shortening the period of galactic barbarism ⓘ |
| publicCover | compilation of the Encyclopedia Galactica ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
"Forward the Foundation"
NERFINISHED
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"Prelude to Foundation" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| truePurpose | nucleus of the Second Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| universe | Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
application of psychohistory
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control of scientific and technological knowledge ⓘ long-term planning ⓘ manipulation of political forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.