Encyclopedia Galactica
An entry for the Encyclopedia Galactica appears in every story of Foundation, so you'd think it'd play a more prominent role in the novel. But nope. It only really shows up in the second story, "Th...
Psychohistory
As if there wasn't enough real science for us to learn, now science fiction writers have to go and create their own. But to give credit where it's due, psychohistory does serve an important role as...
The Imperial Cruiser
The Imperial Cruiser is a ship designed to fight in a war and kill enemy combatants. Therefore, it symbolizes violence. The end.What? Why are you still here? We're done. Imperial Cruiser = violence...