John B. Pendry
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John B. Pendry is a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and the concept of the perfect lens, which has profoundly influenced modern electromagnetism and optics.
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| John B. Pendry canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Pendry Context triple: [IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Award, notableRecipient, John B. Pendry]
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Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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B.
Ojingeo Geim
Ojingeo Geim is the Korean title of the globally popular South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
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Raymond E. Goldstein
Raymond E. Goldstein is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in biological and nonlinear fluid dynamics, for which he received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize.
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D.
Andre Geim
Andre Geim is a Dutch-British physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on graphene and his playful "Friday night experiments," which also earned him an Ig Nobel Prize.
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E.
Nevill Mott
Nevill Mott was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, particularly in solids.
- 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: John B. Pendry Target entity description: John B. Pendry is a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and the concept of the perfect lens, which has profoundly influenced modern electromagnetism and optics.
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A.
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
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B.
Ojingeo Geim
Ojingeo Geim is the Korean title of the globally popular South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
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C.
Raymond E. Goldstein
Raymond E. Goldstein is a physicist renowned for his pioneering work in biological and nonlinear fluid dynamics, for which he received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize.
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D.
Andre Geim
Andre Geim is a Dutch-British physicist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on graphene and his playful "Friday night experiments," which also earned him an Ig Nobel Prize.
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E.
Nevill Mott
Nevill Mott was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, particularly in solids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dirac Prize
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Fellowship of the Optical Society ⓘ
linked to:
Optical Society of America
Isaac Newton Medal ⓘ Kavli Prize in Nanoscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
Maxwell Medal and Prize ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Downing College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| employer | Imperial College London ⓘ |
| familyName | Pendry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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electromagnetism ⓘ metamaterials ⓘ optics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
materials science
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physics ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| influenced |
metamaterial engineering
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modern electromagnetism ⓘ modern optics ⓘ nanophotonics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cloaking theory
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metamaterials ⓘ negative index materials ⓘ perfect lens concept ⓘ theory of surface plasmons ⓘ transformation optics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | John Brian Pendry ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of transformation optics framework
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theoretical proposal of a perfect lens using negative index materials ⓘ theory of plasmonic structures ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics
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Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Imperial College London ⓘ |
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