Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)

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historical work non-fiction book series

Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name is a three-volume historical work by Peter Pugh that chronicles the origins, development, and global impact of the Rolls-Royce company and its engineering achievements.

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Label	Occurrences
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name	1
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history) canonical	1
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 1	1
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 2	1
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 3	1
The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 2	1
The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 2: The Power Behind the Jets	1
The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 3	1
The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 3: A Family of Engines	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11886429 — 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: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)
Context triple: [Peter Pugh, notableWork, Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)]

A. Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
B. Rolls-Royce Pearl 15
The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 is a modern, high-bypass turbofan engine designed for business jets, known for combining improved fuel efficiency, low emissions, and reduced noise with high thrust output.
C. Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
D. Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited was the restructured company formed after the collapse of the original Rolls-Royce Limited, continuing its aero-engine and engineering businesses under government control.
E. Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)
Target entity description: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name is a three-volume historical work by Peter Pugh that chronicles the origins, development, and global impact of the Rolls-Royce company and its engineering achievements.

A. Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
B. Rolls-Royce Pearl 15
The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 is a modern, high-bypass turbofan engine designed for business jets, known for combining improved fuel efficiency, low emissions, and reduced noise with high thrust output.
C. Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
D. Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited
Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited was the restructured company formed after the collapse of the original Rolls-Royce Limited, continuing its aero-engine and engineering businesses under government control.
E. Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical work ⓘ non-fiction book series ⓘ
about	British industry ⓘ aircraft engines ⓘ industrial strategy ⓘ luxury automobiles ⓘ
author	Peter Pugh ⓘ
chronicles	Charles Rolls and Henry Royce ⓘ linked to: Charles Rolls early 20th-century British engineering ⓘ expansion of Rolls-Royce into international markets ⓘ technological innovation at Rolls-Royce ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
covers	aero engine engineering achievements of Rolls-Royce ⓘ automotive engineering achievements of Rolls-Royce ⓘ
describes	business challenges faced by Rolls-Royce ⓘ role of Rolls-Royce in global transportation ⓘ technological competition in aviation and automotive sectors ⓘ
documents	corporate evolution of Rolls-Royce ⓘ engineering milestones of Rolls-Royce ⓘ global reputation of the Rolls-Royce brand ⓘ
focusesOn	development of Rolls-Royce ⓘ global impact of Rolls-Royce ⓘ origins of Rolls-Royce ⓘ
genre	business history ⓘ corporate biography ⓘ
hasAuthor	Peter Pugh ⓘ
hasPart	Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 1 ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history) Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 2 ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history) Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name, Volume 3 ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)
intendedAudience	readers interested in business history ⓘ readers interested in engineering ⓘ readers interested in transport history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Rolls-Royce Holdings plc ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ company history ⓘ engineering history ⓘ
narrativeScope	from the founding of Rolls-Royce to its emergence as a global brand ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	3 ⓘ
timeCoverage	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
workSeriesTitle	Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name (three-volume history)
workType	multi-volume history ⓘ

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Peter Pugh → notableWork → The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 2: The Power Behind the Jets ⓘ