The Demon in the Freezer
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The Demon in the Freezer is a nonfiction book by Richard Preston that investigates the history, weaponization, and ongoing threat of smallpox and other deadly pathogens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Demon in the Freezer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595386 — 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: The Demon in the Freezer Context triple: [The Hot Zone, hasSequel, The Demon in the Freezer]
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A.
Life in the Freezer
Life in the Freezer is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the wildlife and extreme environment of Antarctica.
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B.
The Shivering Truth
The Shivering Truth is a surreal, darkly comedic stop-motion animated anthology television series created by Vernon Chatman for Adult Swim.
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C.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
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D.
The Demon
"The Demon" is a narrative poem by Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov that tells the tragic love story between a fallen spirit and a mortal Georgian princess.
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E.
The Demon
The Demon is the fire-breathing, blood-spitting, axe-bass–wielding stage persona of Gene Simmons from the rock band Kiss.
- 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: The Demon in the Freezer Target entity description: The Demon in the Freezer is a nonfiction book by Richard Preston that investigates the history, weaponization, and ongoing threat of smallpox and other deadly pathogens.
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A.
Life in the Freezer
Life in the Freezer is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the wildlife and extreme environment of Antarctica.
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B.
The Shivering Truth
The Shivering Truth is a surreal, darkly comedic stop-motion animated anthology television series created by Vernon Chatman for Adult Swim.
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C.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
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D.
The Demon
"The Demon" is a narrative poem by Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov that tells the tragic love story between a fallen spirit and a mortal Georgian princess.
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E.
The Demon
The Demon is the fire-breathing, blood-spitting, axe-bass–wielding stage persona of Gene Simmons from the rock band Kiss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Richard Preston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
anthrax attacks of 2001
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bioterrorism threats ⓘ eradication of smallpox ⓘ history of smallpox ⓘ retention of smallpox virus stocks ⓘ weaponization of smallpox ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biosafety
ⓘ
biosecurity ⓘ smallpox vaccination strategies ⓘ variola virus ⓘ
linked to:
Variola virus
|
| genre |
medical nonfiction
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasAuthorSameAs |
The Cobra Event
ⓘ
The Hot Zone ⓘ |
| hasForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ⓘ
Soviet biological weapons program ⓘ United States biodefense ⓘ biological warfare ⓘ bioterrorism ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ pathogens ⓘ public health ⓘ smallpox ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed narrative of smallpox as a potential bioweapon
ⓘ
explaining ongoing threat of eradicated diseases ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratories
ⓘ
linked to:
CDC laboratories
Russia ⓘ U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subjectArea |
epidemiology
ⓘ
microbiology ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–September 11 era ⓘ |
| workOf | Richard Preston ⓘ |
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