Dr. Heywood Floyd
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Dr. Heywood Floyd is a central character in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, depicted as a high-ranking space administrator and scientist involved in humanity’s first encounters with the mysterious Monoliths.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ protagonist ⓘ scientist ⓘ space administrator ⓘ |
| ageProgression | depicted from middle age to very old age across series ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
middle-aged man in 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
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older man in later Space Odyssey novels ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010 (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010: Odyssey Two (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2061: Odyssey Three (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 3001: The Final Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Odyssey series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jupiter mission
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Monoliths ⓘ United States space program (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
bureaucratic leader
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rational professional ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Space Odyssey universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfExpertise |
space administration
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space exploration ⓘ |
| hasGenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
investigation of Monolith on the Moon
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political management of Monolith secrecy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | human viewpoint on contact with superior intelligence ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in first human encounters with Monoliths
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leadership in space exploration policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientist
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space agency administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Odyssey franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Roy Scheider
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William Sylvester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
central character in early Space Odyssey novels
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key decision-maker regarding Monolith investigations ⓘ |
| worksFor | fictional US space agency ⓘ |
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