Pendry
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Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pendry canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7160315 — 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: Pendry Context triple: [John B. Pendry, familyName, Pendry]
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A.
Pearce
Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
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B.
Pendoylan
Pendoylan is a rural village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its historic church and picturesque countryside setting.
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C.
Ponent
Ponent is the western region of Catalonia, Spain, centered around the city of Lleida and known for its agricultural landscapes and inland Mediterranean climate.
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D.
Shriever
Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
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E.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
- 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: Pendry Target entity description: Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
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A.
Pearce
Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
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B.
Pendoylan
Pendoylan is a rural village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its historic church and picturesque countryside setting.
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C.
Ponent
Ponent is the western region of Catalonia, Spain, centered around the city of Lleida and known for its agricultural landscapes and inland Mediterranean climate.
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D.
Shriever
Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
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E.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
ⓘ
human ⓘ physicist ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dirac Prize
ⓘ
Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ
linked to:
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Isaac Newton Medal ⓘ Kavli Prize in Nanoscience ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Prize
Wolf Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Downing College, Cambridge
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| employer | Imperial College London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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electromagnetism ⓘ metamaterials ⓘ negative refraction ⓘ plasmonics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Pendry ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of optical metamaterials
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research on invisibility cloaking with metamaterials ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering work on metamaterials
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proposal of the perfect lens ⓘ theory of negative refraction ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator |
David R. Smith
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Willie J. Padilla ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics at Imperial College London ⓘ |
| proposed | concept of a perfect lens using negative index materials ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
electromagnetic properties of structured materials
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subwavelength imaging ⓘ surface plasmons ⓘ |
| significantPublication |
papers on surface plasmon-based imaging
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theoretical papers on negative refraction in metamaterials ⓘ |
| usedAs | surname of various notable people ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Imperial College London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pendry Description of subject: Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.