The Ascent of Man
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The Ascent of Man is a landmark 1973 BBC documentary series and accompanying book by Jacob Bronowski that traces the development of human civilization through the lens of science, culture, and intellectual progress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ascent of Man canonical | 1 |
| The Ascent of Man (book) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8215400 — 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: The Ascent of Man Context triple: [Jacob Bronowski, notableWork, The Ascent of Man]
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A.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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D.
On the Making of Man
On the Making of Man is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the creation, nature, and purpose of humanity within a Christian framework.
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E.
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.
- 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 Ascent of Man Target entity description: The Ascent of Man is a landmark 1973 BBC documentary series and accompanying book by Jacob Bronowski that traces the development of human civilization through the lens of science, culture, and intellectual progress.
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A.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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D.
On the Making of Man
On the Making of Man is a theological and philosophical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the creation, nature, and purpose of humanity within a Christian framework.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| author | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ascent of Man (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark BBC documentary series ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Age of Uncertainty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Civilisation (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
13-part television series
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illustrated book ⓘ |
| genre |
history documentary
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popular science ⓘ science documentary ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-316-10930-3 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Generation upon Generation
NERFINISHED
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Knowledge or Certainty ⓘ Lower than the Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Music of the Spheres NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drive for Power NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grain in the Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Harvest of the Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hidden Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long Childhood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Majestic Clockwork NERFINISHED ⓘ The Starry Messenger NERFINISHED ⓘ World Within World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | various photographers and artists ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Civilisation (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
print
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television ⓘ |
| narrator | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | tracing human development through science and culture ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateEnd | 1973-07-28 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateStart | 1973-05-05 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcaster | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| presenter | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Adrian Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| subject |
cultural evolution
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history of human civilization ⓘ history of science ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Ascent of Man (book)