Does anybody know how Isaac Asimov went about namimg his Foundation characters?

He was a professional astrophysicist as well as an author, so he had a good brain.

I think Asimov was trying for new, but neutral-sounding names; different enough to remind the reader that the book is not in the present day. The names are not a distraction from the plot. Other sci-fi authors have fun with names like Niven’s characters the likes of Muhammad Ali Goldberg or Mohandas K. O’Brien.

I can’t remember whether Asimov ever addressed this, but I remember enjoying his autobiography, I. Asimov: A Memoir, in which he addressed a lot of creative questions as to how he writes, etc. That was a while ago though, and to my regret, I have misplaced this book.

@lifeflame I’ll have to look for it. It sounds interesting.