Eugene Commins
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Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eugene Commins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5208535 — 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: Eugene Commins Context triple: [Steven Chu, doctoralAdvisor, Eugene Commins]
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A.
Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Mildred Pierce," "Brooklyn," and "Little Boy Blue."
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B.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
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C.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
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D.
Roger O'Connor
Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Patrick J. Durkan
Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
- 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: Eugene Commins Target entity description: Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
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A.
Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in projects such as "Mildred Pierce," "Brooklyn," and "Little Boy Blue."
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B.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
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C.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
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D.
Roger O'Connor
Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Patrick J. Durkan
Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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academic ⓘ experimental physicist ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| activity |
conducting precision experiments in atomic physics
ⓘ
mentoring graduate students ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Physics (UC Berkeley)
|
| almaMater | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
experimental atomic physics
ⓘ
fundamental symmetries in physics ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisorOf |
Carl Wieman
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl E. Wieman
Eric Cornell ⓘ
linked to:
Eric A. Cornell
Saul Perlmutter ⓘ Steven Chu ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| field |
atomic physics
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carl Wieman
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl E. Wieman
Eric Cornell ⓘ
linked to:
Eric A. Cornell
Saul Perlmutter ⓘ Steven Chu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mentoring graduate students in experimental physics
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precision measurements in atomic physics ⓘ precision tests of fundamental symmetries ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | training future Nobel laureates in physics ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Carl Wieman
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl E. Wieman
Eric Cornell ⓘ
linked to:
Eric A. Cornell
Saul Perlmutter ⓘ Steven Chu ⓘ |
| occupation | experimental physicist ⓘ |
| researchMethod | precision measurement techniques ⓘ |
| role | professor of physics ⓘ |
| studentOf | Luis Alvarez ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| workFocus |
parity violation in atoms
ⓘ
precision spectroscopy ⓘ tests of quantum electrodynamics in atomic systems ⓘ |
| workplace |
Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Physics (UC Berkeley)
|
| workType | laboratory experiments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eugene Commins Description of subject: Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
Referenced by (1)
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