Time Travel: A History
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Time Travel: A History is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the cultural, scientific, and philosophical evolution of the idea of time travel.
All labels observed (1)
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| Time Travel: A History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7050409 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Travel: A History Context triple: [James Gleick, notableWork, Time Travel: A History]
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A.
Journeys in Space and Time
"Journeys in Space and Time" is a notable episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the nature of space-time, relativity, and the vast scales of the universe.
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B.
The Direction of Time
The Direction of Time is a seminal philosophical work by Hans Reichenbach that analyzes the nature and asymmetry of time, especially in relation to causality and thermodynamics.
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C.
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy is a popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne that explores the history, physics, and implications of black holes, wormholes, and general relativity for our understanding of space and time.
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D.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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E.
A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of Time is a later, more accessible revision of Stephen Hawking’s landmark cosmology book that simplifies and updates its explanations of the universe for a broader audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Travel: A History Target entity description: Time Travel: A History is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the cultural, scientific, and philosophical evolution of the idea of time travel.
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A.
Journeys in Space and Time
"Journeys in Space and Time" is a notable episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the nature of space-time, relativity, and the vast scales of the universe.
-
B.
The Direction of Time
The Direction of Time is a seminal philosophical work by Hans Reichenbach that analyzes the nature and asymmetry of time, especially in relation to causality and thermodynamics.
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C.
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy is a popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne that explores the history, physics, and implications of black holes, wormholes, and general relativity for our understanding of space and time.
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D.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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E.
A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of Time is a later, more accessible revision of Stephen Hawking’s landmark cosmology book that simplifies and updates its explanations of the universe for a broader audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | James Gleick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
concept of time in modern science
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paradoxes of time travel ⓘ time travel in literature ⓘ time travel in physics ⓘ time travel in science fiction ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural evolution of the idea of time travel
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philosophical evolution of the idea of time travel ⓘ scientific evolution of the idea of time travel ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | James Gleick ⓘ |
| hasContributor | James Gleick ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Einstein’s theory of relativity
ⓘ
H. G. Wells ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
The Time Machine ⓘ block universe ⓘ causality ⓘ cultural representations of time travel ⓘ grandfather paradox ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ science fiction literature ⓘ temporal logic ⓘ time travel paradoxes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | surveying the history of the time travel concept ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| subject |
cultural history
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history of ideas ⓘ literary history ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ science and technology ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| workType |
history of science
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popular science ⓘ |
| writtenBy | James Gleick ⓘ |
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Instruction
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