Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil
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Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil is a popular science book by physicist David L. Goodstein that explains the science of fossil fuels and warns about the impending decline of global oil production and its consequences.
All labels observed (1)
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| Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992965 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Context triple: [David L. Goodstein, notableWork, Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil]
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Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World’s Vanishing Oil Resources
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World’s Vanishing Oil Resources is a non-fiction book by Dilip Hiro that analyzes global geopolitics, conflict, and power struggles surrounding dwindling oil supplies.
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B.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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C.
The Age of Plastic
The Age of Plastic is the 1980 debut studio album by British new wave duo The Buggles, noted for its synth-pop sound and themes of technological change.
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D.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
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E.
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet is a geopolitical analysis book examining how emerging global powers and resource scarcity are reshaping international conflict and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Target entity description: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil is a popular science book by physicist David L. Goodstein that explains the science of fossil fuels and warns about the impending decline of global oil production and its consequences.
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A.
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World’s Vanishing Oil Resources
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World’s Vanishing Oil Resources is a non-fiction book by Dilip Hiro that analyzes global geopolitics, conflict, and power struggles surrounding dwindling oil supplies.
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B.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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C.
The Age of Plastic
The Age of Plastic is the 1980 debut studio album by British new wave duo The Buggles, noted for its synth-pop sound and themes of technological change.
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D.
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room is an environmental nonprofit initiative focused on accelerating market-based solutions to climate change and promoting low-carbon business practices worldwide.
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E.
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet is a geopolitical analysis book examining how emerging global powers and resource scarcity are reshaping international conflict and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsAt | general audience ⓘ |
| author | David L. Goodstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
physics of energy resources
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science of fossil fuels ⓘ |
| discusses |
coal
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natural gas ⓘ renewable energy alternatives ⓘ |
| explains |
Hubbert peak theory
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limits of fossil fuel reserves ⓘ relationship between energy and modern civilization ⓘ thermodynamics of energy use ⓘ |
| field |
energy studies
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physics ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | warning about unsustainable dependence on oil ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
influence energy policy debate
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raise public awareness of oil depletion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
climate and environment
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energy crisis ⓘ fossil fuels ⓘ global oil production ⓘ oil depletion ⓘ peak oil ⓘ |
| proposes | need for transition to alternative energy sources ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
economic consequences of oil depletion
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geopolitical instability related to oil scarcity ⓘ impending decline of global oil production ⓘ social consequences of oil depletion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Description of subject: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil is a popular science book by physicist David L. Goodstein that explains the science of fossil fuels and warns about the impending decline of global oil production and its consequences.
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