Galaxy Magazine
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Galaxy Magazine was a pioneering American science fiction magazine, especially influential in the mid-20th century for publishing innovative and socially conscious speculative fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Galaxy Magazine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8495022 — 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)
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Target entity: Galaxy Magazine Context triple: [Nightwings, originalSerialPublication, Galaxy Magazine]
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A.
The Galaxy magazine
The Galaxy magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing prominent authors and influential essays during the post–Civil War era.
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B.
New Worlds magazine
New Worlds magazine is a pioneering British science fiction periodical known for championing experimental and New Wave speculative fiction during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science
Astounding Stories of Super-Science was an early 20th-century American pulp science fiction magazine that helped lay the groundwork for modern genre storytelling.
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D.
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories is a pioneering American science fiction magazine first published in 1926, widely regarded as the first magazine devoted exclusively to science fiction.
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E.
Thrilling Wonder Stories
Thrilling Wonder Stories was a prominent mid-20th-century American pulp magazine that helped popularize imaginative science fiction adventures during the genre’s Golden Age.
- 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: Galaxy Magazine Target entity description: Galaxy Magazine was a pioneering American science fiction magazine, especially influential in the mid-20th century for publishing innovative and socially conscious speculative fiction.
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A.
The Galaxy magazine
The Galaxy magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing prominent authors and influential essays during the post–Civil War era.
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B.
New Worlds magazine
New Worlds magazine is a pioneering British science fiction periodical known for championing experimental and New Wave speculative fiction during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science
Astounding Stories of Super-Science was an early 20th-century American pulp science fiction magazine that helped lay the groundwork for modern genre storytelling.
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D.
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories is a pioneering American science fiction magazine first published in 1926, widely regarded as the first magazine devoted exclusively to science fiction.
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E.
Thrilling Wonder Stories
Thrilling Wonder Stories was a prominent mid-20th-century American pulp magazine that helped popularize imaginative science fiction adventures during the genre’s Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| ceasedPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor |
Ejler Jakobsson
NERFINISHED
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Floyd C. Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ H. L. Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ James Baen NERFINISHED ⓘ John J. Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialFocus |
satire of contemporary society
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sociological science fiction ⓘ speculative treatments of politics and economics ⓘ |
| featuredAuthor |
Alfred Bester
NERFINISHED
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Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford D. Simak NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Leiber NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredWork |
Call Me Joe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Demolished Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fireman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Space Merchants NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stars My Destination NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Enough for Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstIssuePublicationDate | October 1950 ⓘ |
| format | digest magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Wave science fiction
NERFINISHED
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mid-20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on sociological themes
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satirical science fiction ⓘ socially conscious science fiction ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency |
bimonthly
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irregular ⓘ monthly ⓘ |
| publisher |
Galaxy Publishing Corporation
NERFINISHED
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UPD Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ World Editions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Galaxy Magazine Description of subject: Galaxy Magazine was a pioneering American science fiction magazine, especially influential in the mid-20th century for publishing innovative and socially conscious speculative fiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.