The Cold Equations

1954 short story by Tom Godwin
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The Cold Equations

Summary

The Cold Equations is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cold Equations authored Tom Godwin[3].
  • The Cold Equations's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Cold Equations's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • The Cold Equations's publication date is recorded as +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • The Cold Equations's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04by63[7].
  • The Cold Equations's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 3894282[8].
  • The Cold Equations's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 55860[9].
  • The Cold Equations's published in is recorded as Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction[10].
  • The Cold Equations's published in is recorded as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One[11].
  • The Cold Equations's title is recorded as The Cold Equations[12].
  • The Cold Equations's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Literature/TheColdEquations[13].
  • The Cold Equations's FantLab work ID is recorded as 63367[14].
  • The Cold Equations's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].

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Works and Contributions

The Cold Equations authored Tom Godwin[3].

Why It Matters

The Cold Equations ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work short story
    Author Tom Godwin
    Isfdb title id 55860
    Freebase id /m/04by63
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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