His Master’s Voice
E629306
His Master’s Voice is a philosophical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that explores humanity’s attempt to decode and understand a mysterious extraterrestrial signal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| His Master’s Voice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6937085 — 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: His Master’s Voice Context triple: [Stanisław Lem, notableWork, His Master’s Voice]
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A.
His Master’s Voice
His Master’s Voice was a historic British record label and retail brand, famous for its iconic dog-and-gramophone logo and influential early 20th-century classical and popular music recordings.
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B.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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C.
Hush
"Hush" is a critically acclaimed, largely dialogue-free horror episode of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* renowned for its eerie villains, The Gentlemen, and its inventive use of silence.
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D.
The Voice Within
"The Voice Within" is a power ballad by Christina Aguilera that showcases her vocal range and delivers an inspirational message about inner strength and self-trust.
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E.
The Master (album)
The Master is a 1999 studio album by legendary hip-hop MC Rakim, showcasing his complex lyricism and influential East Coast rap style.
- 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: His Master’s Voice Target entity description: His Master’s Voice is a philosophical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that explores humanity’s attempt to decode and understand a mysterious extraterrestrial signal.
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A.
His Master’s Voice
His Master’s Voice was a historic British record label and retail brand, famous for its iconic dog-and-gramophone logo and influential early 20th-century classical and popular music recordings.
-
B.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
-
C.
Hush
"Hush" is a critically acclaimed, largely dialogue-free horror episode of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* renowned for its eerie villains, The Gentlemen, and its inventive use of silence.
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D.
The Voice Within
"The Voice Within" is a power ballad by Christina Aguilera that showcases her vocal range and delivers an inspirational message about inner strength and self-trust.
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E.
The Master (album)
The Master is a 1999 studio album by legendary hip-hop MC Rakim, showcasing his complex lyricism and influential East Coast rap style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stanisław Lem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| fictionalProject | His Master’s Voice project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
interpretation of information
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methodology of scientific inquiry ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
essayistic
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speculative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anthropocentrism
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attempt to decode an extraterrestrial signal ⓘ communication with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics of scientific research ⓘ limits of human cognition ⓘ uncertainty in science ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | Peter Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on theoretical discussion
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minimal direct depiction of aliens ⓘ skeptical view of human ability to understand alien messages ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Głos Pana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
classified scientific project
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decoding a mysterious neutrino signal ⓘ government-sponsored research program ⓘ |
| protagonist | Peter Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Fiasco
NERFINISHED
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Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War era
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subjectMatter |
extraterrestrial intelligence
ⓘ
information theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| workOf | Stanisław Lem bibliography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: His Master’s Voice Description of subject: His Master’s Voice is a philosophical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that explores humanity’s attempt to decode and understand a mysterious extraterrestrial signal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.