J. C. Stearns
E192864
J. C. Stearns was one of the contributing authors to the influential Franck Report on the implications of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. C. Stearns canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717522 — 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: J. C. Stearns Context triple: [Franck Report, author, J. C. Stearns]
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A.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
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B.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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C.
Marshall Field Jr.
Marshall Field Jr. was an American businessman and publisher, best known as the heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune and for his involvement in Chicago civic and media enterprises.
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D.
Frank Winfield Woolworth
Frank Winfield Woolworth was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer who founded the F. W. Woolworth Company, one of the first and most successful five-and-dime store chains.
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E.
Herman Bergdorf
Herman Bergdorf was a German-born American tailor and businessman best known as the co-founder of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.
- 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: J. C. Stearns Target entity description: J. C. Stearns was one of the contributing authors to the influential Franck Report on the implications of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project era.
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A.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
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B.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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C.
Marshall Field Jr.
Marshall Field Jr. was an American businessman and publisher, best known as the heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune and for his involvement in Chicago civic and media enterprises.
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D.
Frank Winfield Woolworth
Frank Winfield Woolworth was an American entrepreneur and retail pioneer who founded the F. W. Woolworth Company, one of the first and most successful five-and-dime store chains.
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E.
Herman Bergdorf
Herman Bergdorf was a German-born American tailor and businessman best known as the co-founder of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Manhattan Project era
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World War II ⓘ |
| affiliation | Metallurgical Laboratory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | nuclear weapons policy debate ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
ethical implications of nuclear weapons
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policy implications of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Franck Report ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Metallurgical Laboratory ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific report ⓘ |
| hasRole | contributing author of the Franck Report ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a contributing author of the Franck Report ⓘ |
| notableWork | Franck Report ⓘ |
| occupation |
author of scientific reports
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physicist ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| partOf | group of scientists who authored the Franck Report ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago
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linked to:
City of Chicago
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. C. Stearns Description of subject: J. C. Stearns was one of the contributing authors to the influential Franck Report on the implications of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.