political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool
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Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging technologies.
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| political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool Context triple: [APSA Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, namedForOccupation, political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool]
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Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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Harold D. Lasswell
Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
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D.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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E.
Emanuel R. Piore
Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: political scientist Ithiel de Sola Pool Target entity description: Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging technologies.
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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C.
Harold D. Lasswell
Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
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D.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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E.
Emanuel R. Piore
Emanuel R. Piore was a prominent physicist and research executive known for his influential leadership in industrial research and development, particularly at IBM.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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academic ⓘ communications scholar ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-10-26 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-03-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Pool ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communication studies
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mass media research ⓘ political science ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| fullName | Ithiel de Sola Pool ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ithiel ⓘ |
| influenced |
communication policy studies
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research on media and democracy ⓘ scholarship on the information society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early analysis of the political implications of emerging communication technologies
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pioneering studies of the social and political impacts of mass media ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Candidates, Issues, and Strategies
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De-Politicizing the Military ⓘ Technologies of Freedom ⓘ The Social Impact of the Telephone ⓘ |
| occupation |
political scientist
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston
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Massachusetts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Research Program on Communications Policy at MIT
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Professor of Political Science at MIT ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
democratization and communication
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media effects ⓘ political communication ⓘ public opinion ⓘ telecommunications policy ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of convergence of telecommunications and mass media
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conceptual links between communication technologies and political pluralism ⓘ early articulation of how digital networks could affect freedom of expression ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
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