Cavor

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Cavor is a fictional scientist from H. G. Wells' novel "The First Men in the Moon," known for inventing a gravity-defying substance that enables travel to the Moon.

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Cavor canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf H. G. Wells character ⓘ
fictional scientist ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The First Men in the Moon ⓘ
associatedWith Bedford ⓘ
Selenites ⓘ
authorialThemeEmbodied dangers of unchecked scientific curiosity ⓘ
ethical responsibility of scientists ⓘ
characterTrait absent-minded ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
scientifically curious ⓘ
communicatesWith Selenites ⓘ
creator H. G. Wells ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The First Men in the Moon ⓘ
fieldOfWork materials science ⓘ
physics ⓘ
firstPublicationYearOfWorkFeaturingCharacter 1901 ⓘ
genre science fiction character ⓘ
hasFictionalTechnology Cavorite ⓘ
inUniverseConsequenceOfInvention contact between humans and Selenites ⓘ
invented Cavorite ⓘ
knownFor enabling travel to the Moon ⓘ
inventing a gravity-defying substance ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
meansOfTravel sphere coated with Cavorite ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeRole co-protagonist ⓘ
nationality English (fictional) ⓘ
notableWork invention of Cavorite ⓘ
occupation scientist ⓘ
partnerInExploration Bedford ⓘ
settingOfActivity Lympne, Kent (fictionalized) ⓘ
travelsTo the Moon ⓘ
workOriginallyPublishedIn The Strand Magazine ⓘ

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