The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
E1468235
UNEXPLORED
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction book that explores how the rediscovery of Lucretius’s ancient poem "On the Nature of Things" helped ignite the intellectual transformations of the Renaissance and shape modern thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Swerve: How the World Became Modern canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21124949 — 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 Swerve: How the World Became Modern Context triple: [Stephen Greenblatt, notableWork, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern]
-
A.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a popular science book that explains key concepts in physics, chemistry, geology, and biology in an accessible and humorous narrative style.
-
B.
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
"A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos" is a narrative nonfiction book by science writer Dava Sobel that recounts Nicolaus Copernicus’s life and the dramatic story behind his heliocentric theory’s publication.
-
C.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
-
D.
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
-
E.
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
"The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance" is a popular science and history book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores how medieval Islamic scholars preserved, expanded, and transmitted classical knowledge to Europe, helping to spark the Renaissance.
- 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 Swerve: How the World Became Modern Target entity description: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction book that explores how the rediscovery of Lucretius’s ancient poem "On the Nature of Things" helped ignite the intellectual transformations of the Renaissance and shape modern thought.
-
A.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a popular science book that explains key concepts in physics, chemistry, geology, and biology in an accessible and humorous narrative style.
-
B.
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
"A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos" is a narrative nonfiction book by science writer Dava Sobel that recounts Nicolaus Copernicus’s life and the dramatic story behind his heliocentric theory’s publication.
-
C.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
-
D.
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
-
E.
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
"The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance" is a popular science and history book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores how medieval Islamic scholars preserved, expanded, and transmitted classical knowledge to Europe, helping to spark the Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.