When the World Screamed
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"When the World Screamed" is a 1928 science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger, in which he attempts to prove the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| When the World Screamed canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935185 — 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: When the World Screamed Context triple: [Professor Challenger, notableWork, When the World Screamed]
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A.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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B.
The World Over
The World Over is a weekly Catholic news and commentary television program hosted by Raymond Arroyo that covers current events, culture, and issues affecting the Church and the world.
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C.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a song by the British electronic music group Behaviour.
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D.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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E.
Against the World
"Against the World" is a song by the American pop-rock band Hanson.
- 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: When the World Screamed Target entity description: "When the World Screamed" is a 1928 science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger, in which he attempts to prove the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust.
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A.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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B.
The World Over
The World Over is a weekly Catholic news and commentary television program hosted by Raymond Arroyo that covers current events, culture, and issues affecting the Church and the world.
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C.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a song by the British electronic music group Behaviour.
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D.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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E.
Against the World
"Against the World" is a song by the American pop-rock band Hanson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| character | Professor Challenger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| depicts | the Earth reacting painfully when drilled ⓘ |
| features | a plan to pierce the Earth’s crust at a precise point ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Professor George Edward Challenger
ⓘ
linked to:
Professor Challenger
|
| fictionalScientistProtagonist | Professor Challenger ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnology | deep drilling apparatus ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
man versus nature
ⓘ
science versus ethics ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
communication with a planetary organism
ⓘ
drilling into the Earth ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
biology
ⓘ
geology ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | When the World Screamed ⓘ |
| hasTone |
adventurous
ⓘ
speculative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | pulp-era speculative fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Professor Challenger ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by an associate of Challenger ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Professor Challenger series
ⓘ
linked to:
Professor Challenger
|
| plotSummary | Professor Challenger attempts to prove that the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust. ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| series | Professor Challenger stories ⓘ |
| setting | Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
Earth as a living organism
ⓘ
hubris of science ⓘ scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinSeries | one of the later Professor Challenger stories ⓘ |
| workInvolves | large-scale engineering project ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When the World Screamed Description of subject: "When the World Screamed" is a 1928 science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger, in which he attempts to prove the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.