12,052 GE

The 12,052nd year of the Galactic Era is also the 17th before the Foundation Era. Birth of Bellis Seldon to Raych and Manella Seldon. Hari Seldon discovers Wanda Seldon's mentalic abilities. He tries to find others, without success. Psychohistorical equations predict the unavoidable collapse of the Galactic Empire. The Seldon Plan works out plan to save human knowledge and create a Second Empire via the Foundation.