My Brief History
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My Brief History is a short autobiographical work by physicist Stephen Hawking, recounting his life, scientific career, and personal reflections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Brief History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1855359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Brief History Context triple: [The Grand Design, followedBy, My Brief History]
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A.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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C.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
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D.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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E.
My Seventy Years
"My Seventy Years" is an autobiographical work by Canadian pioneer and politician Martha Black, recounting her adventurous life and experiences in the Yukon and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Brief History Target entity description: My Brief History is a short autobiographical work by physicist Stephen Hawking, recounting his life, scientific career, and personal reflections.
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A.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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C.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
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D.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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E.
My Seventy Years
"My Seventy Years" is an autobiographical work by Canadian pioneer and politician Martha Black, recounting her adventurous life and experiences in the Yukon and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
academic life
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black hole physics ⓘ cosmology research ⓘ motor neurone disease ⓘ popularization of science ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ unified theories in physics ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
| contains |
historical context of 20th-century physics
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personal anecdotes ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | A Briefer History of Time ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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science writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Hawking’s childhood
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accounts of Hawking’s education at Oxford ⓘ accounts of Hawking’s time at Cambridge ⓘ discussion of Hawking’s diagnosis with motor neurone disease ⓘ discussion of Hawking’s scientific discoveries ⓘ personal reflections on disability ⓘ personal reflections on fame ⓘ personal reflections on science and life ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Big Bang
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surface form:
Big Bang theory
Hawking radiation ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ black holes ⓘ cosmology ⓘ personal life ⓘ scientific career ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Brief History of Time
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The Grand Design ⓘ The Universe in a Nutshell ⓘ |
| topic |
history of modern cosmology
ⓘ
life of a scientist ⓘ overcoming disability ⓘ |
| workOf | Stephen Hawking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Brief History Description of subject: My Brief History is a short autobiographical work by physicist Stephen Hawking, recounting his life, scientific career, and personal reflections.
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