The World Set Free
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The World Set Free is a 1914 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that famously anticipated the development and devastating impact of atomic weapons.
All labels observed (1)
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| The World Set Free canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364574 — 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: The World Set Free Context triple: [H. G. Wells bibliography, includesWork, The World Set Free]
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A.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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B.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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C.
The Destiny of Man
The Destiny of Man is a philosophical and religious work by Russian thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human freedom, creativity, and spiritual purpose in relation to God and history.
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D.
The Last Night of the World
"The Last Night of the World" is a Ray Bradbury short story that quietly explores how an ordinary couple spends their final evening together after learning the world will end.
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E.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
- 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: The World Set Free Target entity description: The World Set Free is a 1914 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that famously anticipated the development and devastating impact of atomic weapons.
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A.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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B.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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C.
The Destiny of Man
The Destiny of Man is a philosophical and religious work by Russian thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human freedom, creativity, and spiritual purpose in relation to God and history.
-
D.
The Last Night of the World
"The Last Night of the World" is a Ray Bradbury short story that quietly explores how an ordinary couple spends their final evening together after learning the world will end.
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E.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anticipated |
devastating impact of atomic weapons
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development of atomic weapons ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | “atomic bombs” that explode continuously ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | novel in chapters ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later nuclear war fiction
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public imagination of atomic bombs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
creation of a world state
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depiction of a world war ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
atomic weapons
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future war ⓘ global politics ⓘ nuclear warfare ⓘ technological change ⓘ utopian society ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
destructive power of science
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responsibility of scientists ⓘ transition from war to peace ⓘ world government as solution to war ⓘ |
| influenced |
Leo Szilard
NERFINISHED
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early nuclear scientists ⓘ |
| inSeries | H. G. Wells future history works ⓘ |
| isPartOf | H. G. Wells bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| mainConflict | global war using atomic bombs ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early fictional description of atomic bombs
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influence on thinking about nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| period | pre-World War I literature ⓘ |
| precededBy | The World Set Free: A Story of a World Set Free (serialized material)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | establishment of a world council ⓘ |
| setting | future Earth ⓘ |
| structure | prose narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century and beyond (as imagined in 1914) ⓘ |
| title | The World Set Free NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The World Set Free Description of subject: The World Set Free is a 1914 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that famously anticipated the development and devastating impact of atomic weapons.
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