Vladimir Lem

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:adaptation Solaris (1972 film)
Solaris (2002 film)
The_Cyberiad_(animated_film)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Janusz_A._Zajdel_Award
gptkb:World_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Andrei_Sinyavsky_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate September 12, 1921
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:children Katarzyna Lem
Tadeusz Lem
gptkbp:deathDate March 27, 2006
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kraków,_Poland
gptkbp:education gptkb:Lviv_University
gptkbp:field Science fiction
gptkbp:genre Philosophical fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vladimir Lem
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:H.G._Wells
gptkb:Ray_Bradbury
gptkb:Jules_Verne
gptkb:Stanislaw_Lem
gptkb:Ursula_K._Le_Guin
gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkbp:influencedBy Kurt Vonnegut
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Polish_Army
gptkbp:nationality Polish
gptkbp:notableFeature Artificial intelligence
Existentialism
Space exploration
Futurism
Humanity vs. technology
Communication with aliens
gptkbp:notableQuote “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
“The most important thing is to be able to think for yourself.”
“The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.”
“The future is not what it used to be.”
“We are not the only ones who are lost.”
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Cyberiad
Solaris
His Master's Voice
gptkbp:occupation Philosopher
gptkbp:profession Writer
gptkbp:spouse Cecylia_K._Lem