Man Plus
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Man Plus is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores the cybernetic transformation of a man engineered to survive on Mars and its political and ethical implications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Man Plus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10486054 — 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: Man Plus Context triple: [Frederik Pohl, notableWork, Man Plus]
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Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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B.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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C.
Mega Maniacs
The Mega Maniacs were a short-lived professional wrestling tag team in early 1990s WWF, best known for featuring Hulk Hogan alongside Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and manager Jimmy Hart.
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D.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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E.
Mano
Mano is a music producer best known for his work on The Weeknd’s hit single “Starboy.”
- 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: Man Plus Target entity description: Man Plus is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores the cybernetic transformation of a man engineered to survive on Mars and its political and ethical implications.
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A.
Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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B.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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C.
Mega Maniacs
The Mega Maniacs were a short-lived professional wrestling tag team in early 1990s WWF, best known for featuring Hulk Hogan alongside Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and manager Jimmy Hart.
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D.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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E.
Mano
Mano is a music producer best known for his work on The Weeknd’s hit single “Starboy.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederik Pohl ⓘ |
| award | Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| containsElement | secret extraterrestrial influence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Paul Lehr ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| explores |
psychological impact of becoming a cyborg
ⓘ
role of governments in directing scientific progress ⓘ tension between individual identity and technological modification ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mars Plus ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk precursor
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Mars Plus ⓘ |
| influenced | later cyberpunk and transhumanist science fiction ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780394494637 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roger Torraway ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of a man engineered to survive on Mars
ⓘ
exploration of political manipulation around a space program ⓘ use of an ambiguous, collective narrator ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Frederik Pohl bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of 1970s science fiction ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
ⓘ
near future ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cyborgs
ⓘ
human–machine interface ⓘ space colonization ⓘ survival on Mars ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War politics
ⓘ
cybernetic transformation ⓘ ethical implications of human enhancement ⓘ human adaptation to hostile environments ⓘ political implications of technology ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man Plus Description of subject: Man Plus is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores the cybernetic transformation of a man engineered to survive on Mars and its political and ethical implications.
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