Atom
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"Atom" is a BBC documentary series presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explores the history and science of atomic theory and quantum physics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atom canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7536631 — 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: Atom Context triple: [Jim Al-Khalili, presenterOf, Atom]
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A.
Atom
Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor developed by GitHub, known for its hackability, rich plugin ecosystem, and cross-platform support.
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B.
Atom
Atom is a family of low-power x86 microprocessors developed by Intel, primarily designed for use in netbooks, embedded systems, and energy-efficient devices.
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C.
Atomic
"Atomic" is a 1979 new wave song by the American band Blondie, known for its fusion of punk, disco, and sci‑fi themes and for becoming one of their signature hits.
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D.
Atomico
Atomico is a London-based venture capital firm known for investing in innovative technology startups, founded by Skype co-creator Niklas Zennström.
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E.
Tafi Atome
Tafi Atome is a village in Ghana known as a primary community of Tafi language speakers.
- 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: Atom Target entity description: "Atom" is a BBC documentary series presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explores the history and science of atomic theory and quantum physics.
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A.
Atom
Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor developed by GitHub, known for its hackability, rich plugin ecosystem, and cross-platform support.
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B.
Atom
Atom is a family of low-power x86 microprocessors developed by Intel, primarily designed for use in netbooks, embedded systems, and energy-efficient devices.
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C.
Atomic
"Atomic" is a 1979 new wave song by the American band Blondie, known for its fusion of punk, disco, and sci‑fi themes and for becoming one of their signature hits.
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D.
Atomico
Atomico is a London-based venture capital firm known for investing in innovative technology startups, founded by Skype co-creator Niklas Zennström.
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E.
Tafi Atome
Tafi Atome is a village in Ghana known as a primary community of Tafi language speakers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television documentary series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalGenre | popular science ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Bohr model of the atom
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nuclear model of the atom ⓘ quantisation of energy ⓘ quantum theory ⓘ radioactivity ⓘ structure of the atom ⓘ subatomic particles ⓘ uncertainty principle ⓘ wave–particle duality ⓘ |
| featuresScientist |
Albert Einstein
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Ernest Rutherford ⓘ J. J. Thomson ⓘ John Dalton ⓘ Max Planck ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ Werner Heisenberg ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOnChannel | BBC Four ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of the concept of the atom
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emergence of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| genre | science documentary ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeTheme |
birth of quantum mechanics
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discovery of the nucleus ⓘ early ideas about atoms ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Four ⓘ |
| portrays |
historical experiments in physics
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scientific revolution in atomic theory ⓘ |
| presenter | Jim Al-Khalili ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| subject |
atomic theory
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history of science ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Atom Description of subject: "Atom" is a BBC documentary series presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explores the history and science of atomic theory and quantum physics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.