Herbert Walther Award
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The Herbert Walther Award is a prestigious physics prize recognizing outstanding contributions to quantum optics and atomic physics, as well as leadership in the scientific community.
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| Herbert Walther Award canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Walther Award Context triple: [Eli Yablonovitch, awardReceived, Herbert Walther Award]
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A.
Heinz Eulau Award
The Heinz Eulau Award is a political science prize given by the American Political Science Association for outstanding scholarship in the field, particularly in published articles.
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B.
Martin J. Buerger Award
The Martin J. Buerger Award is a scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography, particularly in the development of crystallographic methods and instrumentation.
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C.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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D.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
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E.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
- 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: Herbert Walther Award Target entity description: The Herbert Walther Award is a prestigious physics prize recognizing outstanding contributions to quantum optics and atomic physics, as well as leadership in the scientific community.
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A.
Heinz Eulau Award
The Heinz Eulau Award is a political science prize given by the American Political Science Association for outstanding scholarship in the field, particularly in published articles.
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B.
Martin J. Buerger Award
The Martin J. Buerger Award is a scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography, particularly in the development of crystallographic methods and instrumentation.
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C.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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D.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
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E.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize
The Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize is a German award given for notable contributions to politics, economics, culture, or intellectual life, named after the industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics award
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science prize ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft awards
ⓘ
Optica awards ⓘ
linked to:
Optica/OSA awards in photonics
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| awardFor |
leadership in the scientific community
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to atomic physics ⓘ outstanding contributions to quantum optics ⓘ |
| category |
research in atomic physics
ⓘ
research in quantum optics ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| discipline | physics ⓘ |
| eligibility |
researchers in atomic physics
ⓘ
researchers in quantum optics ⓘ |
| field |
atomic physics
ⓘ
quantum optics ⓘ |
| formerNameOfOrganizationInvolved | Optical Society of America ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardedDiscipline |
experimental atomic physics
ⓘ
experimental quantum optics ⓘ theoretical atomic physics ⓘ theoretical quantum optics ⓘ |
| honours | Herbert Walther ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Walther ⓘ |
| namedAfterField |
laser physics
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quantum optics ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Eugene Polzik
ⓘ
Immanuel Bloch ⓘ Jörg Eschner ⓘ Maciej Lewenstein ⓘ Peter Zoller ⓘ Péter Domokos ⓘ Rainer Blatt ⓘ Serge Haroche ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
ⓘ
linked to:
German Physical Society
Optica ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize leadership in the scientific community
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to recognize outstanding contributions to atomic physics ⓘ to recognize outstanding contributions to quantum optics ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
ⓘ
linked to:
German Physical Society
Optica ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | international award ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.dpg-physik.de
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https://www.optica.org ⓘ |
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