PBS television series The Elegant Universe
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PBS television series The Elegant Universe is a documentary adaptation of Brian Greene’s book that explains string theory and modern physics to a general audience.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PBS television series The Elegant Universe canonical | 1 |
| The Elegant Universe (NOVA documentary) | 1 |
| The Elegant Universe (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PBS television series The Elegant Universe Context triple: [Brian Greene, notableWork, PBS television series The Elegant Universe]
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A.
PBS series Origins
PBS series Origins is a science documentary television series that explores the history and development of the universe, from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and humanity.
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B.
Cosmos franchise
The Cosmos franchise is a popular science documentary series brand, best known for its visually rich, narrative-driven explorations of the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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C.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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D.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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E.
Cosmos
Cosmos is the vast, orderly universe encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy.
- 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: PBS television series The Elegant Universe Target entity description: PBS television series The Elegant Universe is a documentary adaptation of Brian Greene’s book that explains string theory and modern physics to a general audience.
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A.
PBS series Origins
PBS series Origins is a science documentary television series that explores the history and development of the universe, from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and humanity.
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B.
Cosmos franchise
The Cosmos franchise is a popular science documentary series brand, best known for its visually rich, narrative-driven explorations of the universe and the history of scientific discovery.
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C.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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D.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 science documentary television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and the laws of nature using modern visual effects and storytelling.
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E.
Cosmos
Cosmos is the vast, orderly universe encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science documentary
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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linked to:
The Elegant Universe
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| aimedAt | general audience ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Elegant Universe (book)
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linked to:
The Elegant Universe
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | PBS member stations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor |
Public Broadcasting Service
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linked to:
PBS
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| educationalFocus | popularization of theoretical physics ⓘ |
| educationalUse | physics education ⓘ |
| explains |
extra dimensions in string theory
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relationship between quantum mechanics and general relativity ⓘ string theory concepts using visualizations ⓘ |
| features |
computer-generated imagery
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interviews with physicists ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn |
NOVA (TV series)
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linked to:
television series Nova
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| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
educational television
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science documentary ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Elegant Universe ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | make advanced physics accessible ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television video ⓘ |
| narrator | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
NOVA (TV series)
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linked to:
television series Nova
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| presenter | Brian Greene ⓘ |
| productionCompany | WGBH Boston ⓘ |
| releaseMedium | television ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
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general relativity ⓘ modern physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ string theory ⓘ unification of forces ⓘ |
| targetAudience | non-specialists ⓘ |
| topic |
superstring theory
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theory of everything ⓘ |
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Subject: PBS television series The Elegant Universe Description of subject: PBS television series The Elegant Universe is a documentary adaptation of Brian Greene’s book that explains string theory and modern physics to a general audience.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: PBS television series The Elegant Universe
linked to: PBS television series The Elegant Universe