Larry Wos
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Larry Wos was a pioneering American mathematician and computer scientist known for his groundbreaking work in automated theorem proving.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Wos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T364388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Wos Context triple: [Herbrand Award, notableRecipient, Larry Wos]
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A.
Rex Walters
Rex Walters is an American former professional basketball player and college coach best known for his head coaching tenure at the University of San Francisco and his sharpshooting guard play at Kansas.
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B.
Donald Wilson
Donald Wilson was a British television producer and writer best known for helping develop and launch the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who for the BBC in the early 1960s.
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C.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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D.
Nat Wartels
Nat Wartels was a publisher best known as a co-founder and driving force behind the American publishing house Crown Publishers.
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E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Wos Target entity description: Larry Wos was a pioneering American mathematician and computer scientist known for his groundbreaking work in automated theorem proving.
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A.
Rex Walters
Rex Walters is an American former professional basketball player and college coach best known for his head coaching tenure at the University of San Francisco and his sharpshooting guard play at Kansas.
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B.
Donald Wilson
Donald Wilson was a British television producer and writer best known for helping develop and launch the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who for the BBC in the early 1960s.
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C.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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D.
Nat Wartels
Nat Wartels was a publisher best known as a co-founder and driving force behind the American publishing house Crown Publishers.
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E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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human ⓘ logician ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | automated reasoning community ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Argonne National Laboratory ⓘ |
| familyName | Wos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artificial intelligence
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automated theorem proving ⓘ computer science ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ proof theory ⓘ |
| genre |
computer science literature
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mathematics literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Larry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
artificial intelligence research
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computer-assisted mathematics ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
first-order logic
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formal methods ⓘ proof automation ⓘ resolution principle ⓘ |
| influenced | development of later automated theorem provers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advanced the use of heuristics in automated theorem proving
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contributions to resolution-based theorem proving ⓘ demonstrated that computers can discover complex mathematical proofs ⓘ helped establish automated reasoning as a mathematical discipline ⓘ leadership in the development of automated reasoning systems ⓘ pioneering use of computers for automated theorem proving ⓘ |
| notableWork |
applications of automated reasoning to mathematics
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development of the OTTER automated theorem prover ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer scientist
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mathematician ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| workLocation | Argonne National Laboratory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Wos Description of subject: Larry Wos was a pioneering American mathematician and computer scientist known for his groundbreaking work in automated theorem proving.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.