The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170
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The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 is a futuristic play by George Bernard Shaw that forms one of the later parts of his philosophical cycle Back to Methuselah, exploring themes of longevity, politics, and social evolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11197358 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 Context triple: [Back to Methuselah, hasPart, The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170]
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
Victims of the Future
Victims of the Future is a 1983 hard rock and heavy metal album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, known for its powerful guitar work and the hit single "Empty Rooms."
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C.
Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe is a 2003 Thai-Japanese art-house drama film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, known for its contemplative tone, minimalist storytelling, and exploration of loneliness and unlikely human connection.
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D.
The Transcenders
The Transcenders is a music production team best known for creating the iconic opening theme for the television series "Gossip Girl."
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E.
No Longer Human
No Longer Human is a seminal Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai that portrays a man’s profound alienation and descent into despair, and is widely regarded as one of the author’s most important and autobiographical works.
- 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 Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 Target entity description: The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 is a futuristic play by George Bernard Shaw that forms one of the later parts of his philosophical cycle Back to Methuselah, exploring themes of longevity, politics, and social evolution.
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
Victims of the Future
Victims of the Future is a 1983 hard rock and heavy metal album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, known for its powerful guitar work and the hit single "Empty Rooms."
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C.
Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe is a 2003 Thai-Japanese art-house drama film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, known for its contemplative tone, minimalist storytelling, and exploration of loneliness and unlikely human connection.
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D.
The Transcenders
The Transcenders is a music production team best known for creating the iconic opening theme for the television series "Gossip Girl."
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E.
No Longer Human
No Longer Human is a seminal Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai that portrays a man’s profound alienation and descent into despair, and is widely regarded as one of the author’s most important and autobiographical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic work
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shavian drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cycle | Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
evolution of political institutions
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extended human lifespan ⓘ impact of longevity on politics ⓘ social consequences of biological change ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | future society envisioned by George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Back to Methuselah publication ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical drama
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science fiction drama ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170 ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | theatre performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dialogue-driven ⓘ |
| partOf | Back to Methuselah ⓘ |
| partOfSeriesPosition | middle section of Back to Methuselah ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
creative evolution
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metabiology ⓘ |
| publicationForm | part of a cycle of plays ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
As Far as Thought Can Reach
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In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden) ⓘ The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas ⓘ Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman ⓘ |
| settingTime |
22nd century
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year 2170 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administration of a future state
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future British politics ⓘ |
| theme |
biological evolution
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evolution of human society ⓘ future of democracy ⓘ governance ⓘ longevity ⓘ political reform ⓘ politics ⓘ social evolution ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 1920s ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| workInSeriesNumber | third play in Back to Methuselah ⓘ |
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