Magrathean planet-building industry
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The Magrathean planet-building industry is a legendary, highly advanced business enterprise in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series that custom-designs luxury planets for wealthy clients.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magrathean planet-building complex | 1 |
| Magrathean planet-building industry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2695455 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magrathean planet-building industry Context triple: [Slartibartfast, employer, Magrathean planet-building industry]
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A.
Trantor
Trantor is the vast, planet-wide city that serves as the capital of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Gaia (fictional planet)
Gaia is a sentient, group-conscious planet in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe, most prominently featured in the novel "Foundation and Earth."
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D.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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E.
Nebula
Nebula is a cybernetically enhanced alien assassin and former daughter of Thanos who becomes a key member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- 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: Magrathean planet-building industry Target entity description: The Magrathean planet-building industry is a legendary, highly advanced business enterprise in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series that custom-designs luxury planets for wealthy clients.
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A.
Trantor
Trantor is the vast, planet-wide city that serves as the capital of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Gaia (fictional planet)
Gaia is a sentient, group-conscious planet in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe, most prominently featured in the novel "Foundation and Earth."
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D.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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E.
Nebula
Nebula is a cybernetically enhanced alien assassin and former daughter of Thanos who becomes a key member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advanced technology
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business enterprise ⓘ fictional industry ⓘ |
| activity |
designing planets
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manufacturing planets ⓘ selling custom planets ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magrathean
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surface form:
Magrathean economy
custom planetary engineering ⓘ |
| basedOnPlanet | Magrathea ⓘ |
| businessModel | long periods of hibernation between economic booms ⓘ |
| businessScale | galactic ⓘ |
| businessType |
interstellar construction
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luxury goods ⓘ |
| clientele |
ultra-rich of the galaxy
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wealthy clients ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| economicModel | bespoke planet construction ⓘ |
| employs |
Magrathean planet designers
ⓘ
planet engineers ⓘ |
| feature |
ability to control climate and geography
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ability to design continents and coastlines ⓘ ability to fine-tune every aspect of a planet ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre | comic science fiction concept ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| marketPosition | exclusive ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
example of absurd scale of wealth in the series
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satire of luxury markets ⓘ |
| notableEmployee | Slartibartfast ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
planet Earth (Magrathean version)
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planet for mice to run their experiment on the Question to Life, the Universe and Everything ⓘ |
| partOf | Magrathea ⓘ |
| product |
custom-designed planets
ⓘ
luxury planets ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Life, the Universe and Everything
ⓘ
surface form:
Deep Thought
The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ⓘ |
| reputation | mythical among ordinary galactic citizens ⓘ |
| setting |
Milky Way Galaxy (fictional setting)
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surface form:
Milky Way galaxy (fictional)
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| specialization | coastline design ⓘ |
| statusInFiction | legendary ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | highly advanced ⓘ |
| universe |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
Hitchhiker's Guide universe
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magrathean planet-building industry Description of subject: The Magrathean planet-building industry is a legendary, highly advanced business enterprise in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series that custom-designs luxury planets for wealthy clients.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Magrathean planet-building complex