Report on the Barnhouse Effect

short story by Kurt Vonnegut, about a Prof. Arthur Barnhouse who develops the ability to affect physical objects and events through the force of his mind, and who is recruited by the US government to weaponize his ability
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Report on the Barnhouse Effect

Summary

Report on the Barnhouse Effect is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect authored Kurt Vonnegut[3].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect was published on 1950[7].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's published in is recorded as Welcome to the Monkey House[8].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's title is recorded as Report on the Barnhouse Effect[9].
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect's form of creative work is recorded as short story[10].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cef6f464-485a-401f-ab67-2add443e2efe[12]

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Authorship and Creation

Report on the Barnhouse Effect authored Kurt Vonnegut[3].

Publication

Report on the Barnhouse Effect was published on 1950[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

Why It Matters

Report on the Barnhouse Effect ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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