The New Men
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The New Men is a 1954 novel by C. P. Snow in his "Strangers and Brothers" series, focusing on the ethical and political dilemmas surrounding the development of nuclear weapons in Britain during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New Men canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7215843 — 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: The New Men Context triple: [C. P. Snow, notableWork, The New Men]
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A.
Between Man and Man
"Between Man and Man" is a philosophical work by Martin Buber that explores the nature of human relationships, dialogue, and the I–Thou encounter.
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B.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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C.
Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
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D.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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E.
The Generations of Men
"The Generations of Men" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores family legacy, change, and the passage of time on a New England farm.
- 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: The New Men Target entity description: The New Men is a 1954 novel by C. P. Snow in his "Strangers and Brothers" series, focusing on the ethical and political dilemmas surrounding the development of nuclear weapons in Britain during World War II.
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A.
Between Man and Man
"Between Man and Man" is a philosophical work by Martin Buber that explores the nature of human relationships, dialogue, and the I–Thou encounter.
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B.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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C.
Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
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D.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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E.
The Generations of Men
"The Generations of Men" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores family legacy, change, and the passage of time on a New England farm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | C. P. Snow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedByInSeries | Homecomings ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | The Masters ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ science novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
academic and scientific elites
ⓘ
government and science ⓘ nuclear weapons development in Britain ⓘ |
| isFictionalRepresentationOf | British wartime nuclear research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethical dilemmas of nuclear weapons
ⓘ
morality of weapons development ⓘ political dilemmas of nuclear weapons ⓘ scientific responsibility ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Lewis Eliot ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of British atomic bomb project ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Strangers and Brothers ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
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| seriesNumberInStrangersAndBrothers | one of the middle novels ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Britain
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| timeOfAction | early 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Men Description of subject: The New Men is a 1954 novel by C. P. Snow in his "Strangers and Brothers" series, focusing on the ethical and political dilemmas surrounding the development of nuclear weapons in Britain during World War II.
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