Dr. Cavor
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Dr. Cavor is a brilliant but eccentric scientist in H.G. Wells's novel "The First Men in the Moon," known for inventing a gravity-defying substance that enables a journey to the Moon.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The First Men in the Moon ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptationOf | film adaptations of The First Men in the Moon ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | The First Men in the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Selenites ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Herbert George Wells
ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
|
| creator |
Herbert George Wells
ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
|
| describedAs |
brilliant
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eccentric ⓘ |
| destination |
Moon
ⓘ
surface form:
the Moon
|
| enables | interplanetary travel to the Moon ⓘ |
| encounters | Selenites ⓘ |
| ethicalConcern | concern about military use of Cavorite ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The First Men in the Moon
ⓘ
surface form:
The First Men in the Moon universe
|
| fieldOfWork |
materials science
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The First Men in the Moon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasInventionProperty | gravity-defying substance ⓘ |
| homeCountryInFiction | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByGenreTradition | Victorian scientist archetype ⓘ |
| invented | Cavorite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inventing Cavorite
ⓘ
journey to the Moon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryEra | late Victorian / Edwardian science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| partnerInAdventure | Bedford ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
absent-minded
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idealistic ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| role | co-protagonist of The First Men in the Moon ⓘ |
| storyFunction | drives plot through invention of Cavorite ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
consequences of scientific discovery
ⓘ
exploration of space ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | late 19th century to early 20th century ⓘ |
| transportMethod | sphere coated with Cavorite ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Bedford ⓘ |
| uses | Cavorite ⓘ |
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