The Positronic Man

1992 novel by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg
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The Positronic Man

Summary

The Positronic Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Positronic Man authored Isaac Asimov[3].
  • The Positronic Man authored Robert Silverberg[4].
  • The Positronic Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Positronic Man's publisher is recorded as Gollancz[6].
  • The Positronic Man's genre is recorded as science fiction[7].
  • The Positronic Man's based on is recorded as The Bicentennial Man[8].
  • The Positronic Man's follows is recorded as Robot Visions[9].
  • The Positronic Man's followed by is recorded as The Caves of Steel[10].
  • The Positronic Man's part of the series is recorded as Robot series[11].
  • The Positronic Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Positronic Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Positronic Man's publication date is recorded as +1992-10-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • The Positronic Man's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vk5zl[15].
  • The Positronic Man's Open Library ID is recorded as OL46375W[16].
  • The Positronic Man's has edition or translation is recorded as The Positronic Man[17].
  • The Positronic Man's has edition or translation is recorded as The Positronic Man[18].
  • The Positronic Man's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 81254[19].
  • The Positronic Man's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 17097[20].
  • The Positronic Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Positronic Man'}[21].
  • The Positronic Man's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1003484[22].
  • The Positronic Man's NNL item ID is recorded as 001783743[23].
  • The Positronic Man's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Book", "ThePositronicMan"][24].
  • The Positronic Man's derivative work is recorded as Bicentennial Man[25].
  • The Positronic Man's NooSFere book ID is recorded as 9025[26].
  • The Positronic Man's FantLab work ID is recorded as 23093[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Authored works include Isaac Asimov[3], a biochemist[28], 1920–1992[29], of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[30], awarded the Hugo Award[31], specialised in biochemistry[32] and Robert Silverberg[4], a screenwriter[33], b. 1935[34], of United States[35], awarded the Hugo Award[36], specialised in non-fiction literature[37].

Why It Matters

The Positronic Man ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by The Caves of Steel
    Form of creative work novel
    Followed by
    Has edition or translation The Positronic Man, The Positronic Man
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