The Disintegration Machine
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The Disintegration Machine is a science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger and exploring the dangers of a device capable of disintegrating and reassembling matter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| antagonist | Theodore Nemor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
moral responsibility of scientists
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potential misuse of inventions ⓘ risks of scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lord John Roxton
NERFINISHED
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Professor Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Nemor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnology |
matter disintegration device
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matter reassembly device ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Lord John Roxton as observer and ally
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Professor Challenger as scientist ⓘ Theodore Nemor as inventor ⓘ |
| hasConflict | scientist versus inventor ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDeviceCapability |
disintegrating matter
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reassembling matter ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfAntagonist | personal gain ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfProtagonist | public safety ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | destruction of the disintegration machine ⓘ |
| hasSetting | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hubris of inventors
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skepticism toward new technology ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Professor Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
adventure
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humorous tone ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abuse of power
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danger of advanced technology ⓘ disintegration machine ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Professor Challenger canon ⓘ |
| protagonist | Professor Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| series | Professor Challenger stories ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinSeries | later Professor Challenger story ⓘ |
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