Atoms in the Family
E514107
Atoms in the Family is a biographical memoir by Laura Fermi that offers an intimate, accessible portrait of physicist Enrico Fermi, his family life, and the early atomic age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atoms in the Family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359317 — 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: Atoms in the Family Context triple: [Laura Fermi, notableWork, Atoms in the Family]
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A.
The Atomic Kid
The Atomic Kid is a 1954 American comedy film starring Mickey Rooney as a man who survives a nuclear blast and gains bizarre powers, blending Cold War-era atomic anxieties with slapstick humor.
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B.
Leave the Atom Alone
"Leave the Atom Alone" is a satirical anti-nuclear song written by lyricist E. Y. Harburg that humorously critiques the dangers and hubris of atomic power in the post–World War II era.
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C.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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D.
Les Atomes
Les Atomes is a seminal scientific work by Jean Perrin that helped establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence and clear popular exposition of atomic theory.
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E.
The Family Meeting
"The Family Meeting" is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists," depicting the customs and dynamics of an English country household.
- 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: Atoms in the Family Target entity description: Atoms in the Family is a biographical memoir by Laura Fermi that offers an intimate, accessible portrait of physicist Enrico Fermi, his family life, and the early atomic age.
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A.
The Atomic Kid
The Atomic Kid is a 1954 American comedy film starring Mickey Rooney as a man who survives a nuclear blast and gains bizarre powers, blending Cold War-era atomic anxieties with slapstick humor.
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B.
Leave the Atom Alone
"Leave the Atom Alone" is a satirical anti-nuclear song written by lyricist E. Y. Harburg that humorously critiques the dangers and hubris of atomic power in the post–World War II era.
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C.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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D.
Les Atomes
Les Atomes is a seminal scientific work by Jean Perrin that helped establish the reality of atoms through experimental evidence and clear popular exposition of atomic theory.
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E.
The Family Meeting
"The Family Meeting" is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists," depicting the customs and dynamics of an English country household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical memoir
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book ⓘ |
| about | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| author | Laura Fermi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Fermi family life
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development of the first nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
family experiences during scientific breakthroughs
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personal side of scientific life ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| narrator | Laura Fermi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insider view of early nuclear research community
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popularizing knowledge about Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| portrays |
Enrico Fermi as a person and scientist
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linked to:
Enrico Fermi
|
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| setting |
Chicago
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Italy ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| subject |
Italian physicists
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Manhattan Project ⓘ World War II ⓘ early atomic age ⓘ history of science ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ scientific emigration ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
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early 20th century ⓘ early Cold War ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| tone |
accessible
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intimate ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atoms in the Family Description of subject: Atoms in the Family is a biographical memoir by Laura Fermi that offers an intimate, accessible portrait of physicist Enrico Fermi, his family life, and the early atomic age.
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