Wallace Clement Sabine
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Wallace Clement Sabine was an American physicist regarded as the founder of architectural acoustics, known for his pioneering work on reverberation and sound in enclosed spaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wallace Clement Sabine canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wallace Clement Sabine Context triple: [Acoustical Society of America, founder, Wallace Clement Sabine]
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A.
Leo Beranek
Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
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B.
Hendrik Wade Bode
Hendrik Wade Bode was an American engineer and scientist renowned for his pioneering contributions to control theory, communication systems, and feedback amplifier design.
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C.
Arthur E. Kennelly
Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.
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D.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
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E.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
- 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: Wallace Clement Sabine Target entity description: Wallace Clement Sabine was an American physicist regarded as the founder of architectural acoustics, known for his pioneering work on reverberation and sound in enclosed spaces.
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A.
Leo Beranek
Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
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B.
Hendrik Wade Bode
Hendrik Wade Bode was an American engineer and scientist renowned for his pioneering contributions to control theory, communication systems, and feedback amplifier design.
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C.
Arthur E. Kennelly
Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.
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D.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
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E.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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acoustician ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
A.B. from Ohio State University
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A.M. from Harvard University ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1868-06-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Richwood, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-01-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Ohio State University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sabine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acoustics
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architectural acoustics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| fullName | Wallace Clement Sabine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Wallace ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline | architectural acoustics ⓘ |
| hasFormula | T = 0.161 V / A ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern auditorium design
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standards for concert hall acoustics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sabine reverberation formula
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acoustic design of Boston Symphony Hall ⓘ founding the field of architectural acoustics ⓘ pioneering studies of reverberation time in rooms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Acoustics of auditoriums and lecture halls
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linked to:
Acoustics (1954 book)
Sabine formula for reverberation time ⓘ
linked to:
Sabine reverberation formula
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| occupation |
physicist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Professor of Physics at Harvard University
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Dean of the Graduate School of Applied Science at Harvard University ⓘ |
| reverberationTimeFormulaVariable |
A (total absorption)
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T (reverberation time) ⓘ V (room volume) ⓘ |
| spouse | Marian Parker ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Referenced by (15)
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