"The Last Generation"
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"The Last Generation" is the final section of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel *Childhood’s End*, depicting the ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
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| "The Last Generation" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805314 — 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 Last Generation" Context triple: [Childhood's End, partTitle, "The Last Generation"]
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A.
Last to Die
"Last to Die" is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to a group of traumatized orphans.
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B.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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C.
Last Days
Last Days is a 2005 art-house drama film by Gus Van Sant loosely inspired by the final days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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D.
"Extinction"
"Extinction" is a 1981 book by biologist Paul R. Ehrlich that examines the causes, consequences, and accelerating rates of species extinction driven largely by human activity.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- 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 Last Generation" Target entity description: "The Last Generation" is the final section of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel *Childhood’s End*, depicting the ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity.
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A.
Last to Die
"Last to Die" is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to a group of traumatized orphans.
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B.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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C.
Last Days
Last Days is a 2005 art-house drama film by Gus Van Sant loosely inspired by the final days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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D.
"Extinction"
"Extinction" is a 1981 book by biologist Paul R. Ehrlich that examines the causes, consequences, and accelerating rates of species extinction driven largely by human activity.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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narrative episode ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
the cost of evolutionary transcendence
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what humanity ultimately becomes ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Childhood’s End
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linked to:
Childhood's End
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| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInWork | final section of Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| concludes | the narrative arc of Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| depicts |
merging of human minds into a cosmic Overmind
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transcendence of human individuality ⓘ ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity ⓘ |
| endsWith |
absorption of the last human minds into the Overmind
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destruction of Earth ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cosmic consciousness
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end of humanity ⓘ evolution ⓘ human insignificance on a cosmic scale ⓘ intervention of superior alien intelligences ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| featuresEntity |
Overlords
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Overmind ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | part of the novel Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jan Rodricks
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the final human children ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Jan Rodricks ⓘ |
| hasTone |
apocalyptic
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melancholic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | often cited as a classic example of cosmic-scale science fiction endings ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts the extinction of the human species as a distinct form
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presents the final fate of Earth ⓘ resolves the mystery of the Overlords’ mission ⓘ |
| partOf |
Childhood’s End
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linked to:
Childhood's End
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| portrays |
the Overlords as midwives of human evolution
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linked to:
The Evolutionary Void
the last generation of human children as different from their parents ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Childhood’s End
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linked to:
Childhood's End
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| setAfter |
The Golden Age
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The Last of the Overlords ⓘ |
| setIn | future Earth ⓘ |
| workGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The Last Generation" Description of subject: "The Last Generation" is the final section of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel *Childhood’s End*, depicting the ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity.
Referenced by (1)
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