No Highway
E791968
"No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No Highway canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9328927 — 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: No Highway Context triple: [Nevil Shute, notableWork, No Highway]
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A.
Only One Road
"Only One Road" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion featured on her 1993 album *The Colour of My Love*.
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B.
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a 1985 song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, known for its upbeat sound paired with lyrics about uncertainty and the future.
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C.
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere is a 2010 neo-noir mystery film directed by Monte Hellman that blurs the line between reality and fiction through a movie-within-a-movie narrative.
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D.
I Am the Highway
"I Am the Highway" is a reflective, mid-tempo rock ballad by Audioslave known for its introspective lyrics and Chris Cornell's powerful vocal performance.
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E.
The Highway
"The Highway" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores the impact of distant, world-changing events on an isolated Mexican farmer living beside a remote road.
- 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: No Highway Target entity description: "No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
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A.
Only One Road
"Only One Road" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion featured on her 1993 album *The Colour of My Love*.
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B.
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a 1985 song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, known for its upbeat sound paired with lyrics about uncertainty and the future.
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C.
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere is a 2010 neo-noir mystery film directed by Monte Hellman that blurs the line between reality and fiction through a movie-within-a-movie narrative.
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D.
I Am the Highway
"I Am the Highway" is a reflective, mid-tempo rock ballad by Audioslave known for its introspective lyrics and Chris Cornell's powerful vocal performance.
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E.
The Highway
"The Highway" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores the impact of distant, world-changing events on an isolated Mexican farmer living beside a remote road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | No Highway in the Sky ⓘ |
| author | Nevil Shute ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
aviation safety
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conflict between scientific evidence and bureaucracy ⓘ metal fatigue in aircraft structures ⓘ responsibility of engineers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Henry Koster ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStarring |
Glynis Johns
ⓘ
James Stewart ⓘ Marlene Dietrich ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle | No Highway in the Sky ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
No Highway in the Sky (US edition title, sometimes used)
ⓘ
linked to:
No Highway in the Sky
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| hasCategory |
1948 British novels
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British novels adapted into films ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099530165 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
United Kingdom
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aircraft testing facilities ⓘ transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary concerns about airliner structural safety ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Theodore Honey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed technical depiction of aeronautical engineering
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early fictional treatment of metal fatigue in commercial aircraft ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Nevil Shute novels ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An eccentric engineer predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner type and struggles to convince authorities before a disaster occurs. ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Royal Aircraft Establishment ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | aeronautical engineer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
airliner design
ⓘ
government research establishments ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No Highway Description of subject: "No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.