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How I Built This with Guy Raz
Sal Khan mentioned reading Isaac Asimov's 'The Foundation Series' in 7th grade, which inspired him with the idea of using knowledge to positively impact humanity's future.
In seventh grade, I read the foundation series, Isaac Asimov, and the protagonist is someone named Harry Seldon, who's kind of a new form of academic that's a combination of mathematics, economics, hi...
— Episode: Khan Academy: Sal Khan
Episode: Khan Academy: Sal Khan
Sal Khan mentioned reading Isaac Asimov's 'The Foundation Series' in 7th grade, which inspired him with the idea of using knowledge to positively impact humanity's future.
In seventh grade, I read the foundation series, Isaac Asimov, and the protagonist is someone named Harry Seldon, who's kind of a new form of academic that's a combination of mathematics, economics, history, psychology. And he's able to predict large scale historical movements.