Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
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The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
All labels observed (3)
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| Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech canonical | 3 |
| Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics | 1 |
| Feynman Professorship of Theoretical Physics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2228088 — 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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Context triple: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
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MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- 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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Target entity description: The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
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A.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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C.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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D.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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E.
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | physics ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| field |
gravitational physics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| locatedInInstitution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| position | Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Kip Thorne ⓘ |
| shortName |
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics
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Feynman Professorship of Theoretical Physics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Description of subject: The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
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shortName
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Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics
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linked to: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
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shortName
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Feynman Professorship of Theoretical Physics
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linked to: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
subject linked to:
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
subject linked to:
Kip