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The Very Pulse of the Machine

1998 Michael Swanwick short story
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The Very Pulse of the Machine

Summary

The Very Pulse of the Machine is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Very Pulse of the Machine authored Michael Swanwick[3].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's genre is recorded as science fiction[6].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's publication date is recorded as +1998-02-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qmpqb[10].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's narrative location is recorded as Io[11].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 3369858[12].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 79951[13].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Story[14].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's published in is recorded as Tales of Old Earth[15].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's published in is recorded as Asimov's Science Fiction[16].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's title is recorded as The Very Pulse of the Machine[17].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1076361[18].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's derivative work is recorded as The Very Pulse of the Machine[19].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's related image is recorded as Iosurface gal.jpg[20].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's FantLab work ID is recorded as 7977[21].
  • The Very Pulse of the Machine's form of creative work is recorded as short story[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Very Pulse of the Machine authored Michael Swanwick[3].

Recognition

The Very Pulse of the Machine received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4].

Why It Matters

The Very Pulse of the Machine ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Very Pulse of the Machine receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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