The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories
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The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories is a collection of classic mid-20th-century science fiction tales by Cyril M. Kornbluth, showcasing his satirical and socially critical style.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10568085 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories Context triple: [Cyril M. Kornbluth, notableWork, The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories]
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The World Treasury of Science Fiction
The World Treasury of Science Fiction is a major anthology collecting influential and diverse science fiction stories from across the genre’s history, edited by David G. Hartwell.
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Asimov’s Science Fiction
Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.
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C.
The Science Fiction Century
The Science Fiction Century is a major anthology of science fiction stories edited by David G. Hartwell, showcasing landmark works from across the genre’s history.
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Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 is a mid-20th-century science fiction anthology edited by Frederik Pohl that features notable short stories by leading authors of the genre.
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E.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
- 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: The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories Target entity description: The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories is a collection of classic mid-20th-century science fiction tales by Cyril M. Kornbluth, showcasing his satirical and socially critical style.
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A.
The World Treasury of Science Fiction
The World Treasury of Science Fiction is a major anthology collecting influential and diverse science fiction stories from across the genre’s history, edited by David G. Hartwell.
-
B.
Asimov’s Science Fiction
Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.
-
C.
The Science Fiction Century
The Science Fiction Century is a major anthology of science fiction stories edited by David G. Hartwell, showcasing landmark works from across the genre’s history.
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D.
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 is a mid-20th-century science fiction anthology edited by Frederik Pohl that features notable short stories by leading authors of the genre.
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E.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork | The Marching Morons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
satire
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStyle |
satirical
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socially critical ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalGenre | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasSetting | future ⓘ |
| hasSubject | technology and society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
future society
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satire of mass culture ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories Description of subject: The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories is a collection of classic mid-20th-century science fiction tales by Cyril M. Kornbluth, showcasing his satirical and socially critical style.
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