Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture
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The Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture is a Royal Society award recognizing outstanding scholarship in the history, philosophy, or social function of science.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1530373 — 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: Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture Context triple: [Royal Society lecture prizes, hasPart, Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture]
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A.
Francis Crick Medal and Lecture
The Francis Crick Medal and Lecture is a prestigious Royal Society award recognizing outstanding early-career contributions to the biological sciences.
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B.
Bakerian Medal and Prize
The Bakerian Medal and Prize is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society to recognize outstanding research in the physical sciences.
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C.
Huxley Memorial Medal
The Huxley Memorial Medal is a prestigious award in anthropology, conferred by the Royal Anthropological Institute to honor outstanding contributions to the field.
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D.
Priestley Medal
The Priestley Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society, recognizing lifetime achievement and distinguished service in the field of chemistry.
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E.
Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science
The Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science is a prestigious scientific award presented by Columbia University to honor outstanding contributions to scientific research.
- 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: Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture Target entity description: The Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture is a Royal Society award recognizing outstanding scholarship in the history, philosophy, or social function of science.
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A.
Francis Crick Medal and Lecture
The Francis Crick Medal and Lecture is a prestigious Royal Society award recognizing outstanding early-career contributions to the biological sciences.
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B.
Bakerian Medal and Prize
The Bakerian Medal and Prize is a prestigious scientific award given by the Royal Society to recognize outstanding research in the physical sciences.
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C.
Huxley Memorial Medal
The Huxley Memorial Medal is a prestigious award in anthropology, conferred by the Royal Anthropological Institute to honor outstanding contributions to the field.
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D.
Priestley Medal
The Priestley Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society, recognizing lifetime achievement and distinguished service in the field of chemistry.
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E.
Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science
The Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science is a prestigious scientific award presented by Columbia University to honor outstanding contributions to scientific research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Society award
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academic lecture ⓘ science prize ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding scholarship in the history of science
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outstanding scholarship in the philosophy of science ⓘ outstanding scholarship in the social function of science ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | learned society ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
history and philosophy of science
ⓘ
science studies ⓘ |
| eligibility | researchers in history, philosophy or social studies of science ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British science and technology awards
ⓘ
Royal Society lecture series ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Society lecture prizes
|
| hasComponent |
medal
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public lecture ⓘ |
| honours | intellectual contributions rather than experimental discoveries ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| namedAfter |
John Desmond Bernal
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Maurice Wilkins ⓘ Peter Medawar ⓘ |
| namedAfterField |
biology
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crystallography ⓘ immunology ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Society medals, awards and prizes
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Society medals
|
| presentedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | scholarly contribution to understanding science in its historical, philosophical or social context ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Society ⓘ |
| website | https://royalsociety.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture Description of subject: The Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture is a Royal Society award recognizing outstanding scholarship in the history, philosophy, or social function of science.
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