The Caves of Steel
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The Caves of Steel is a science fiction detective novel by Isaac Asimov that blends futuristic robotics with a classic murder mystery set in an overpopulated, enclosed megacity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Caves of Steel canonical | 34 |
| The Caves of Steel universe | 1 |
| caves of steel | 1 |
| novel The Caves of Steel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308321 — 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 Caves of Steel Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, The Caves of Steel]
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A.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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B.
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows two Englishmen who travel to the Moon and encounter an underground civilization of insect-like beings called Selenites.
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C.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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D.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
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E.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
- 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 Caves of Steel Target entity description: The Caves of Steel is a science fiction detective novel by Isaac Asimov that blends futuristic robotics with a classic murder mystery set in an overpopulated, enclosed megacity.
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A.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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B.
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows two Englishmen who travel to the Moon and encounter an underground civilization of insect-like beings called Selenites.
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C.
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
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D.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
-
E.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective novel
ⓘ
mystery novel ⓘ robot novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television drama ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Sarton
ⓘ
Jessie Baley ⓘ Julius Enderby ⓘ |
| coProtagonist | R. Daneel Olivaw ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtistFirstEdition | Mel Hunter ⓘ |
| firstBookPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Naked Sun ⓘ |
| follows | short stories in Asimov's Robot series ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ robot fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | BBC television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasRobotCharacter | R. Daneel Olivaw ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Elijah Baley
ⓘ
R. Daneel Olivaw ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending science fiction with detective fiction
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early depiction of humanoid robots in crime investigation ⓘ |
| originalForm | serialized novel ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Galaxy Science Fiction ⓘ |
| partOf |
Asimov's Robot universe
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linked to:
Three Laws of Robotics
Asimov's broader Foundation/Robot universe continuity ⓘ |
| protagonist | Elijah Baley ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| series |
Robot novels
ⓘ
Robot series ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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future Earth ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic |
enclosed city
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overpopulated megacity ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationBroadcaster | BBC Two ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| theme |
detective investigation
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human–robot relations ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ prejudice against robots ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | refers to enclosed city structures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Caves of Steel Description of subject: The Caves of Steel is a science fiction detective novel by Isaac Asimov that blends futuristic robotics with a classic murder mystery set in an overpopulated, enclosed megacity.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Caves of Steel
linked to: The Caves of Steel
linked to: The Caves of Steel
subject linked to:
The Robot as Friend (essay)
subject linked to:
caves of steel (enclosed megacity)