P. W. Anderson
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P. W. Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics, including the theory of localization and contributions to the understanding of superconductivity and magnetism.
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| P. W. Anderson canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: P. W. Anderson Context triple: [Leo Kadanoff, doctoralAdvisor, P. W. Anderson]
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Roy Anderson
Roy Anderson is a British epidemiologist and academic leader known for his influential work in infectious disease modeling and his tenure heading major scientific institutions.
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Roy Anderson
Roy Anderson is a fictional warehouse worker and former fiancé of Pam Beesly on the U.S. television series "The Office."
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C.
Michael Phillip Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia and died in the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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Michael P. Anderson
Michael P. Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
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E.
Vern Mikkelsen
Vern Mikkelsen was a Hall of Fame American professional basketball player best known as a dominant power forward for the Minneapolis Lakers during the early years of the NBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: P. W. Anderson Target entity description: P. W. Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics, including the theory of localization and contributions to the understanding of superconductivity and magnetism.
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A.
Roy Anderson
Roy Anderson is a British epidemiologist and academic leader known for his influential work in infectious disease modeling and his tenure heading major scientific institutions.
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B.
Roy Anderson
Roy Anderson is a fictional warehouse worker and former fiancé of Pam Beesly on the U.S. television series "The Office."
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C.
Michael Phillip Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia and died in the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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D.
Michael P. Anderson
Michael P. Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
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E.
Vern Mikkelsen
Vern Mikkelsen was a Hall of Fame American professional basketball player best known as a dominant power forward for the Minneapolis Lakers during the early years of the NBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
condensed matter physicist
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
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Lars Onsager Prize ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-03-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
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linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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Princeton University ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| familyName | Anderson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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magnetism ⓘ many-body physics ⓘ statistical physics ⓘ superconductivity ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Philip Warren Anderson
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linked to:
Philip Anderson
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| givenName |
Philip
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Warren ⓘ |
| influenced |
condensed matter theory
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high-temperature superconductivity research ⓘ theory of complex systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of emergent phenomena in physics
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contributions to the theory of magnetism ⓘ contributions to the theory of superconductivity ⓘ pioneering work in condensed matter physics ⓘ theory of localization of electronic wavefunctions in disordered media ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| notableIdea | "More is Different" concept of emergence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anderson impurity model
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Anderson localization ⓘ Anderson–Higgs mechanism ⓘ
linked to:
Higgs mechanism
resonating valence bond theory ⓘ theory of superexchange ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of physics at Princeton University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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