Reona
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Reona is the Japanese given name of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leo Esaki, known for his pioneering work on quantum tunneling and semiconductor devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reona canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1653524 — 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: Reona Context triple: [Leo Esaki, givenName, Reona]
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Miraitowa
Miraitowa is the futuristic, blue-and-white checkered character created as the official mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, symbolizing tradition, innovation, and a hopeful future.
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Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
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Hana
Hana is a compassionate Canadian army nurse in Michael Ondaatje's novel "The English Patient," who cares for a badly burned man in an abandoned Italian villa during World War II.
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D.
Hana
Hana is a small, remote town on the eastern coast of Maui, Hawaii, known for its lush landscapes, waterfalls, and the scenic Road to Hana.
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Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
- 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: Reona Target entity description: Reona is the Japanese given name of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leo Esaki, known for his pioneering work on quantum tunneling and semiconductor devices.
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A.
Miraitowa
Miraitowa is the futuristic, blue-and-white checkered character created as the official mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, symbolizing tradition, innovation, and a hopeful future.
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B.
Yuriko
Yuriko is the given name of Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, known for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
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C.
Hana
Hana is a compassionate Canadian army nurse in Michael Ondaatje's novel "The English Patient," who cares for a badly burned man in an abandoned Italian villa during World War II.
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D.
Hana
Hana is a small, remote town on the eastern coast of Maui, Hawaii, known for its lush landscapes, waterfalls, and the scenic Road to Hana.
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E.
Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Leo Esaki ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Academy Prize
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Order of Culture ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | Japanese citizen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-03-12 ⓘ |
| degreeEarned | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| employer |
IBM
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Sony ⓘ University of Tsukuba ⓘ |
| familyName | Esaki ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
quantum electronics
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semiconductor physics ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Reona ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Reona ⓘ |
| hasLatinAlphabetName | Leo Esaki ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of high-speed and microwave electronics
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quantum device engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Esaki diode
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quantum tunneling in semiconductors ⓘ semiconductor superlattices ⓘ tunnel diode ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 江崎 玲於奈 ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| notableWorkLocation |
Japan
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| placeOfBirth | Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of University of Tsukuba ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
demonstration of negative differential resistance in tunnel diodes
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development of semiconductor superlattice concept ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Brian David Josephson
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Ivar Giaever ⓘ |
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