Kardashev scale

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical scale
gptkbp:appliesTo human civilization
extraterrestrial civilizations
gptkbp:currentHumanLevel below Type I
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Soviet_Astronomy
gptkbp:fileExtension Type IV civilization
Type V civilization
gptkbp:hasLogarithmicScale true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kardashev scale
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
gptkbp:measures energy consumption
technological advancement
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nikolai_Kardashev
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Nikolai_Kardashev
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dyson_sphere
civilization classification
energy scale
gptkbp:typeI planetary civilization
gptkbp:typeIenergy energy available on a planet
gptkbp:typeIenergyValue ~10^16 to 10^17 watts
gptkbp:typeII stellar civilization
gptkbp:typeIIenergy energy available from a star
gptkbp:typeIIenergyValue ~10^26 watts
gptkbp:typeIII galactic civilization
gptkbp:typeIIIenergy energy available from a galaxy
gptkbp:typeIIIenergyValue ~10^36 watts
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:SETI
gptkb:science_fiction
futurism
gptkbp:yearProposed 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dyson_sphere
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5