Last and First Men
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Last and First Men is a seminal 1930 science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that presents a sweeping future history of humanity across billions of years and multiple evolved species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Last and First Men canonical | 5 |
| Last and First Men (2020 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4410076 — 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: Last and First Men Context triple: [Olaf Stapledon, notableWork, Last and First Men]
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A.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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B.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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C.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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D.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores time travel, temporal engineering, and the unintended consequences of manipulating history.
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E.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
- 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: Last and First Men Target entity description: Last and First Men is a seminal 1930 science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that presents a sweeping future history of humanity across billions of years and multiple evolved species.
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A.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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B.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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C.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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D.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores time travel, temporal engineering, and the unintended consequences of manipulating history.
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E.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novel
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speculative fiction work ⓘ |
| adaptationType | experimental science fiction film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Jóhann Jóhannsson ⓘ |
| author | Olaf Stapledon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
First Men
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Last Men ⓘ multiple successive human species ⓘ |
| features |
Martian conflict
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Neptune as final home of humanity ⓘ genetic engineering of humans ⓘ interplanetary migration ⓘ planetary engineering ⓘ telepathic communication ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
future history
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philosophical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Last and First Men (2020 film)
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linked to:
Last and First Men
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| hasSequel | Last Men in London ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSameUniverse | Star Maker ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arthur C. Clarke
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C. S. Lewis ⓘ J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ Stanislaw Lem ⓘ
linked to:
Stanisław Lem
cosmic-scale science fiction ⓘ science fiction future history tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
collective consciousness
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cosmic perspective on human history ⓘ ethics of advanced civilizations ⓘ evolution of humanity ⓘ rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | far-future narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of genetic and social engineering
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influence on later space opera ⓘ vast time scale ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | about 300 ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
cosmic pessimism and hope
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speculation on ultimate fate of intelligence ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
billions of years in the future
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far future ⓘ |
| structure | chronicle of eighteen human species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Last and First Men