Marshall McLuhan papers
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The Marshall McLuhan papers are an archival collection of manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, and related materials documenting the life and work of media theorist Marshall McLuhan.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20730516 — 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: Marshall McLuhan papers Context triple: [Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, hasCollection, Marshall McLuhan papers]
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Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan
Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan is a critical study by Sidney Finkelstein that analyzes and challenges the media theories of Marshall McLuhan.
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B.
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man is Marshall McLuhan’s influential 1964 book that explores how different communication technologies shape human perception, culture, and society.
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C.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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D.
Macy Conferences on Cybernetics
The Macy Conferences on Cybernetics were a landmark series of interdisciplinary meetings in the mid-20th century that helped establish cybernetics by bringing together leading scientists from fields such as mathematics, engineering, psychology, and anthropology.
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E.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marshall McLuhan papers Target entity description: The Marshall McLuhan papers are an archival collection of manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, and related materials documenting the life and work of media theorist Marshall McLuhan.
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A.
Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan
Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan is a critical study by Sidney Finkelstein that analyzes and challenges the media theories of Marshall McLuhan.
-
B.
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man is Marshall McLuhan’s influential 1964 book that explores how different communication technologies shape human perception, culture, and society.
-
C.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
-
D.
Macy Conferences on Cybernetics
The Macy Conferences on Cybernetics were a landmark series of interdisciplinary meetings in the mid-20th century that helped establish cybernetics by bringing together leading scientists from fields such as mathematics, engineering, psychology, and anthropology.
-
E.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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