Rainbows End
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"Rainbows End" is a near-future science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores themes of emerging technology, augmented reality, and societal transformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rainbows End canonical | 4 |
| Where Rainbows End | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7013481 — 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: Rainbows End Context triple: [Vernor Vinge, notableWork, Rainbows End]
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A.
Standing in the Rainbow
Standing in the Rainbow is a nostalgic, character-driven novel by Fannie Flagg that portrays small-town American life in mid-20th-century Missouri with warmth and humor.
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B.
Look to the Rainbow
"Look to the Rainbow" is a popular show tune from the 1947 musical *Finian's Rainbow*, known for its hopeful, inspirational lyrics and memorable melody.
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C.
The Other Side of the Rainbow
The Other Side of the Rainbow is Mel Tormé’s memoir recounting his behind-the-scenes experiences working on Judy Garland’s 1960s television series.
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D.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence that traces three generations of an English family while exploring themes of sexuality, individuality, and social change.
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E.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow is a seascape painting by Russian-Armenian Romantic artist Ivan Aivazovsky, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of light, atmosphere, and the power of the sea.
- 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: Rainbows End Target entity description: "Rainbows End" is a near-future science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores themes of emerging technology, augmented reality, and societal transformation.
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A.
Standing in the Rainbow
Standing in the Rainbow is a nostalgic, character-driven novel by Fannie Flagg that portrays small-town American life in mid-20th-century Missouri with warmth and humor.
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B.
Look to the Rainbow
"Look to the Rainbow" is a popular show tune from the 1947 musical *Finian's Rainbow*, known for its hopeful, inspirational lyrics and memorable melody.
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C.
The Other Side of the Rainbow
The Other Side of the Rainbow is Mel Tormé’s memoir recounting his behind-the-scenes experiences working on Judy Garland’s 1960s television series.
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D.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow is a seascape painting by Russian-Armenian Romantic artist Ivan Aivazovsky, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of light, atmosphere, and the power of the sea.
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E.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence that traces three generations of an English family while exploring themes of sexuality, individuality, and social change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Vernor Vinge ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awarded | Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Bob Eggleton ⓘ |
| expandedFrom | Fast Times at Fairmont High ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
augmented reality
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education and learning in a digital age ⓘ emerging technology ⓘ intellectual property and information control ⓘ intelligence and cognition enhancement ⓘ societal transformation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ ubiquitous computing ⓘ |
| featuresInstitution | Fairmont High ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
augmented reality overlays
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networked smart environments ⓘ wearable computing ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-312-85684-7 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 380 ⓘ |
| hasShorterVersion | Fast Times at Fairmont High ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Robert Gu ⓘ |
| mediaType | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeSettingPlace | San Diego ⓘ |
| narrativeSettingTime | near future ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pervasive augmented reality
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integration of education and technology ⓘ portrayal of rapid social change due to technology ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | recovering from dementia treatment ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
A Deepness in the Sky
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A Fire Upon the Deep ⓘ |
| subgenre | near-future science fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Rainbows End Description of subject: "Rainbows End" is a near-future science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that explores themes of emerging technology, augmented reality, and societal transformation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.