David Deutsch
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David Deutsch is a British physicist and philosopher best known as a pioneer of quantum computation and a leading proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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| David Deutsch canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T554819 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Deutsch Context triple: [Karl Popper, influenced, David Deutsch]
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Martin Davis
Martin Davis was an American mathematician and logician renowned for his foundational work in computability theory and the Entscheidungsproblem, including contributions to the Davis–Putnam algorithm.
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Charles Weissmann
Charles Weissmann is a Swiss molecular biologist and biotechnology pioneer known for his groundbreaking work on interferons and prion diseases and for co-founding the biotech company Biogen.
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C.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
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Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
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Frank Tipler
Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
- 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: David Deutsch Target entity description: David Deutsch is a British physicist and philosopher best known as a pioneer of quantum computation and a leading proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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A.
Martin Davis
Martin Davis was an American mathematician and logician renowned for his foundational work in computability theory and the Entscheidungsproblem, including contributions to the Davis–Putnam algorithm.
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B.
Charles Weissmann
Charles Weissmann is a Swiss molecular biologist and biotechnology pioneer known for his groundbreaking work on interferons and prion diseases and for co-founding the biotech company Biogen.
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C.
David L. Goodstein
David L. Goodstein is an American physicist and educator known for his work in condensed matter physics, science education, and authorship of popular science books.
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D.
Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
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E.
Frank Tipler
Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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book ⓘ book ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| author |
David Deutsch
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David Deutsch ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dirac Prize
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Royal Society fellowship ⓘ
linked to:
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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| birthCountry | Israel ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1953-05-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Haifa ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Dennis Sciama ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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Clare College, Cambridge ⓘ Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
Wolfson College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName |
Deutsch
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linked to:
German
|
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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philosophy of science ⓘ quantum computation ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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popular science ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/ ⓘ |
| influenced |
philosophy of science discourse on explanation
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quantum computing research community ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alan Turing
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Hugh Everett III ⓘ Karl Popper ⓘ Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| isFellowOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Deutsch–Jozsa algorithm
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advocacy of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ books on the nature of explanation and knowledge ⓘ constructor theory ⓘ formulation of the Deutsch quantum Turing machine ⓘ foundational work in quantum computation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Centre for Quantum Computation ⓘ |
| name | David Deutsch ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Beginning of Infinity
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The Fabric of Reality ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher of science
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theoretical physicist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| supportsInterpretation | many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped | constructor theory ⓘ |
| workplace | Clarendon Laboratory ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
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