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The Lifecycle of Software Objects

2010 novella by Ted Chiang
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The Lifecycle of Software Objects

Summary

The Lifecycle of Software Objects is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects authored Ted Chiang[3].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects received the Locus Award for Best Novella[4].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects received the Hugo Award for Best Novella[5].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[6].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's publisher is recorded as Subterranean Press[8].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's depicts is recorded as digital pet[10].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's publication date is recorded as +2010-07-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5719f[13].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17268350W[14].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's has edition or translation is recorded as The Lifecycle of Software Objects[15].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's main subject is recorded as artificial intelligence[16].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 9723087[17].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1104963[18].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novella[19].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's published in is recorded as Exhalation: Stories[20].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lifecycle of Software Objects'}[21].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Lebenszyklus von Software-Objekten'}[22].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El ciclo de vida de los objetos de software'}[23].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le cycle de vie des objets logiciels'}[24].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Il ciclo di vita degli oggetti software'}[25].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ソフトウェア・オブジェクトのライフサイクル'}[26].
  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De levenscyclus van softwareobjecten'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Lifecycle of Software Objects authored Ted Chiang[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Novella[4], a literary award[28], in United States[29]; Hugo Award for Best Novella[5], a class of award[30], founded in 1968[31]; and Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[6], a literary award[32], in Japan[33].

Why It Matters

The Lifecycle of Software Objects ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Lifecycle of Software Objects receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Novella[4], Hugo Award for Best Novella[5], and Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[6].

Related Entities

artificial intelligence literary work Ted Chiang

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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