The Elements of Science Fiction in Asimov's Foundation

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February 3, 2012

 

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The SF writer must provide some kind of scientific explanation as to how the fantastic things that are being talked about have been made possible. Asimov, in his novel Foundation, introduces hyper-spatial travel based on the concept of hyper-space, to make the existence of the Galactic Empire possible...
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Asimov, in his novel Foundation, introduces hyper-spatial travel based on the concept of hyper-space, to make the existence of the Galactic Empire possible. Nuclear power supplies the energy requirements and the use of coal and oil, as Salvor Hardin says in the novel, is considered ?barbaric'. Trantor, the capital of this futuristic Empire has gone a step further to ?make use of the temperature difference between the ground level and a couple of miles under' to supply all the energy required...
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