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The Last Answer

1980 short story by Isaac Asimov
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Summary

The Last Answer is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Isaac Asimov[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Part of the series: Robot series[5]
  • Language of work or name: American English[6], English[7]
  • Publication date: 1980[8], January 1980[9]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Short Story[10]
  • Published in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact[11]
  • Title: The Last Answer[12]
  • Different from: The Last Question[13]
  • Form of creative work: short story[14]

Why It Matters

The Last Answer has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Isaac Asimov literary work

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Analog Science Fiction and Fact
    Bookbrainz work id → eb7ec182-7092-4aa5-96fd-2ae34e786ed8
    Different from → The Last Question
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Short Story
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bookbrainz work id: eb7ec182-7092-4aa5-96fd-2ae34e786ed8, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325374710|The Last Answer (#325374710)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
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