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The Rational Optimist

2010 book by Matt Ridley
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The Rational Optimist

Summary

The Rational Optimist is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rational Optimist authored Matt Ridley[3].
  • The Rational Optimist's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Rational Optimist's genre is popular science[5].
  • The Rational Optimist's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Rational Optimist's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Rational Optimist was published on 2010[8].
  • The Rational Optimist's official website is recorded as http://www.rationaloptimist.com[9].
  • The Rational Optimist's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Rational Optimist'}[10].
  • The Rational Optimist's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How Prosperity Evolves'}[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The Rational Optimist authored Matt Ridley[3].

Publication

The Rational Optimist was published on 2010[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is popular science[5].

Why It Matters

The Rational Optimist has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL24811241W
    Genre → popular science
    Publication date → +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → United States
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