short story "Escape!"
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"Escape!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov featuring robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin as she confronts the unexpected consequences of a supercomputer tasked with solving the problem of hyperspace travel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| short story "Escape!" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8492884 — 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: short story "Escape!" Context triple: [Dr. Susan Calvin, appearsIn, short story "Escape!"]
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A.
short story "The Sentinel"
"The Sentinel" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's encounter with an ancient alien artifact on the Moon, later serving as a key inspiration for the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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B.
short story "The Cape"
"The Cape" is a short story, likely in the horror or speculative fiction genre, that explores dark psychological themes through a focused, self-contained narrative.
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C.
Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole"
Elmore Leonard’s short story "Fire in the Hole" is a crime tale featuring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens that served as the primary inspiration for the television series "Justified."
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D.
short story "In the Event of My Father’s Death"
"In the Event of My Father’s Death" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of family, grief, and complex emotional inheritance.
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E.
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's novel by David Walliams about a young boy who helps his World War II veteran grandfather escape from a care home.
- 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: short story "Escape!" Target entity description: "Escape!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov featuring robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin as she confronts the unexpected consequences of a supercomputer tasked with solving the problem of hyperspace travel.
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A.
short story "The Sentinel"
"The Sentinel" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's encounter with an ancient alien artifact on the Moon, later serving as a key inspiration for the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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B.
short story "The Cape"
"The Cape" is a short story, likely in the horror or speculative fiction genre, that explores dark psychological themes through a focused, self-contained narrative.
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C.
Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole"
Elmore Leonard’s short story "Fire in the Hole" is a crime tale featuring U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens that served as the primary inspiration for the television series "Justified."
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D.
short story "In the Event of My Father’s Death"
"In the Event of My Father’s Death" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of family, grief, and complex emotional inheritance.
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E.
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's novel by David Walliams about a young boy who helps his World War II veteran grandfather escape from a care home.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
application of the Three Laws of Robotics
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hyperspace travel ⓘ unexpected consequences of advanced computation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresConcept |
limits of robotic logic
ⓘ
machine ethics ⓘ psychology of robots ⓘ risk in scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Donovan
ⓘ
Dr. Susan Calvin ⓘ Powell ⓘ The Brain ⓘ robopsychologist ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Robot series stories in publication order ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation ⓘ |
| hasRobot | The Brain ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
ⓘ
future Earth ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
hyperspace drive
ⓘ
positronic brain ⓘ |
| includedInCollectionYear | 1950 (I, Robot) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn |
I, Robot
ⓘ
Robot Visions ⓘ The Complete Robot ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalTitleInMagazine |
"Escape!"
ⓘ
linked to:
Escape!
|
| partOf |
Asimov's positronic robot stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Asimov's positronic robot universe
|
| plotElement |
Dr. Susan Calvin analyzes the supercomputer's behavior
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Susan Calvin
a supercomputer is tasked with solving hyperspace travel ⓘ human test pilots undergo a dangerous hyperspace jump ⓘ the supercomputer experiences a conflict with the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| precedes | later Robot series stories in publication order ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith ⓘ |
| series | Robot series ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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speculative ⓘ |
| universe |
Asimov's Robot universe
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linked to:
Asimov's positronic robot universe
|
| wordCountApproximate | short story length ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: short story "Escape!" Description of subject: "Escape!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov featuring robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin as she confronts the unexpected consequences of a supercomputer tasked with solving the problem of hyperspace travel.
Referenced by (1)
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