Time Patrol
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Time Patrol is a classic science fiction series by Poul Anderson about an organization that travels through time to preserve the integrity of history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Time Patrol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722548 — 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: Time Patrol Context triple: [Poul Anderson, createdSeries, Time Patrol]
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A.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
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B.
Scientists Against Time
Scientists Against Time is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study by James Phinney Baxter III that examines the crucial role of scientific research and technological innovation in the Allied victory during World War II.
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C.
Time Freak
Time Freak is a 2018 sci-fi romantic comedy film about a young physics prodigy who builds a time machine to fix his failed relationship, starring Asa Butterfield and Sophie Turner.
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D.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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E.
Timecop
Timecop is a 1994 science fiction action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a time-traveling police officer who must prevent criminals from altering the past for personal gain.
- 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: Time Patrol Target entity description: Time Patrol is a classic science fiction series by Poul Anderson about an organization that travels through time to preserve the integrity of history.
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A.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
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B.
Scientists Against Time
Scientists Against Time is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study by James Phinney Baxter III that examines the crucial role of scientific research and technological innovation in the Allied victory during World War II.
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C.
Time Freak
Time Freak is a 2018 sci-fi romantic comedy film about a young physics prodigy who builds a time machine to fix his failed relationship, starring Asa Butterfield and Sophie Turner.
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D.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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E.
Timecop
Timecop is a 1994 science fiction action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a time-traveling police officer who must prevent criminals from altering the past for personal gain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction series
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time travel fiction ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | Time Patrol organization ⓘ |
| chronology | stories span from prehistory to distant future ⓘ |
| conflictType | attempts to alter history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFandom | science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
temporal beacons
ⓘ
time machines ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | time patrol subgenre of time travel fiction ⓘ |
| laterCollectedIn |
The Time Patrol (omnibus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Time Patrol (collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age and post–Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Manse Everard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | preservation of historical integrity ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed historical research
ⓘ
rigorous treatment of time travel paradoxes ⓘ |
| notableStory |
Brave to Be a King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delenda Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Only Game in Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sorrow of Odin the Goth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Year of the Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationGoal | maintain the stability of the timeline ⓘ |
| organizationMethod | intervention at critical historical points ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premise | an organization travels through time to preserve the integrity of history ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | temporal agent ⓘ |
| publisher | various science fiction magazines ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
far future
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multiple historical periods ⓘ |
| subgenre | time travel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural relativism
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free will versus fate ⓘ historical determinism ⓘ responsibility of power ⓘ time travel ethics ⓘ |
| workType |
fix-up collection
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series of short stories ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Time Patrol Description of subject: Time Patrol is a classic science fiction series by Poul Anderson about an organization that travels through time to preserve the integrity of history.
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