Hari Seldon is a fictional character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on Trantor, Seldon develops psychohistory, allowing him to predict the future in probabilistic terms. His prediction of the eventual fall of the Galactic Empire is the reason behind his nickname "Raven" Seldon.
In the first five books of the Foundation series, Hari Seldon made only one in-the-flesh appearance, in the first chapter of the first book (Foundation), although he did appear other times in pre-recorded messages to reveal a Seldon Crisis. After writing five books in chronological order, Asimov went back with two books to better describe the initial process. The two prequels—Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation—describe his life in considerable detail. He is also the central character of the Second Foundation Trilogy written after Asimov's death (Foundation's Fear by Gregory Benford, Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear, and Foundation's Triumph by David Brin), which are set after Asimov's two prequels.
An idyllic life ... In short, comfort is a choice ... The story follows Hari Seldon, a brilliant mathematician who foresees the impending collapse of the Galactic Empire and devises a plan to reduce the ensuing dark age from 30,000 years to just 1,000 ... .
Love him so much.” Musk appeared to confirm the announcement with a heart emoji.— shivon (@shivon) The name Seldon appears to reference Hari Seldon, the mathematician and visionary from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series.