The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir
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The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir is the autobiographical account of economist and business executive Marina von Neumann Whitman, reflecting on her life as the daughter of mathematician John von Neumann and her own trailblazing career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063311 — 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 Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir Context triple: [Marina von Neumann Whitman, notableWork, The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir]
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A.
The Martian
The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, based on Andy Weir’s novel, that follows an astronaut stranded on Mars who must use his ingenuity to survive while awaiting rescue.
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B.
Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars is a science fiction novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin that explores the technical, political, and human challenges of planning and executing a crewed journey to the Red Planet.
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C.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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D.
Zero K
Zero K is a 2016 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of mortality, technology, and cryonics through a meditative, dystopian narrative.
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E.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
- 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: The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir Target entity description: The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir is the autobiographical account of economist and business executive Marina von Neumann Whitman, reflecting on her life as the daughter of mathematician John von Neumann and her own trailblazing career.
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A.
The Martian
The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, based on Andy Weir’s novel, that follows an astronaut stranded on Mars who must use his ingenuity to survive while awaiting rescue.
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B.
Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars is a science fiction novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin that explores the technical, political, and human challenges of planning and executing a crewed journey to the Red Planet.
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C.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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D.
Zero K
Zero K is a 2016 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of mortality, technology, and cryonics through a meditative, dystopian narrative.
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E.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
General Motors executive experience
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John von Neumann’s family ⓘ career of Marina von Neumann Whitman ⓘ economic policy ⓘ growing up as John von Neumann’s daughter ⓘ life of Marina von Neumann Whitman ⓘ trailblazing women executives ⓘ |
| author | Marina von Neumann Whitman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
20th-century American economic life
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history of women in executive roles ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John von Neumann
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Marina von Neumann Whitman ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
academic economics career
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family and professional balance ⓘ gender barriers in corporate America ⓘ public policy advising ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
business executive
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corporate director ⓘ economist ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | John von Neumann ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | A Memoir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
John von Neumann
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Marina von Neumann Whitman ⓘ corporate leadership ⓘ economics profession ⓘ family relationships ⓘ women in business ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
General Motors
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automotive industry ⓘ mathematics community through John von Neumann ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
20th century
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late 20th century corporate America ⓘ post–World War II era ⓘ |
| title | The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir Description of subject: The Martian’s Daughter: A Memoir is the autobiographical account of economist and business executive Marina von Neumann Whitman, reflecting on her life as the daughter of mathematician John von Neumann and her own trailblazing career.
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subject surface form:
Marina von Neumann Whitman