science fiction
Foundation
A mathematician predicts the fall of a galactic empire and seeds a scientific foundation to preserve knowledge and shorten the coming dark age.Recommended By(8)
"Stewart Brand’s Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" - Stewart Brand
"Books like The Moon is Harsh Mistress and Foundation used to take over my brain completely. It was like living in the future." - Paul Graham
"I think I read my first sci-fi book last year, and it’s crazy how much sci-fi shapes my thinking now" - Austen Allred
"I read the Foundation series when I was around 12 so not sure I was able to properly appreciate writing quality (or lack thereof) at that point. I should re-read it..." - Demis Hassabis
"Incredible first chapters and macro world building. Love the concept of psychohistory and story arch." - Andrej Karpathy
" I've never read the sci-fi classics. I'm working to change that. My current list:" - Lex Fridman
