Heywood Floyd
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Heywood Floyd is a fictional American scientist and space administrator who appears as a central character in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, notably in the films 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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scientist ⓘ space administrator ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010: Odyssey Two (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010: The Year We Make Contact (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2061: Odyssey Three (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ 3001: The Final Odyssey (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cold War-era American space officials ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Space Odyssey film series
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Space Odyssey literary series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | National Council of Astronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalDateOfBirth | 20th century ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Space Odyssey series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
planetary science
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space exploration policy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction character ⓘ |
| givenName | Heywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | daughter of Heywood Floyd ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Caroline Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central character in 2010: Odyssey Two (novel)
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protagonist in 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) ⓘ supporting character in 2061: Odyssey Three (novel) ⓘ supporting character in 3001: The Final Odyssey (novel) ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
cautious decision-maker
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experienced space traveler ⓘ politically astute bureaucrat ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
briefing about the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly-1 (TMA-1)
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inspection of the lunar monolith at Tycho crater ⓘ involvement in the Jupiter mission following the Discovery One incident ⓘ |
| notableWork | Discovery of the monolith on the Moon ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientist
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space agency administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Odyssey mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Roy Scheider
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William Sylvester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of the National Council of Astronautics ⓘ |
| residence |
Space Station 5 (during travel)
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| travelDestination |
Clavius Base on the Moon
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Discovery Two mission to Jupiter (in 2010) ⓘ |
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