Rowland Institute for Science
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The Rowland Institute for Science is a private, interdisciplinary research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded by Edwin H. Land and known for pioneering work in physics, chemistry, and biology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rowland Institute for Science canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9456801 — 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: Rowland Institute for Science Context triple: [1999 Nature paper on light slowed to 17 meters per second, conductedAt, Rowland Institute for Science]
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Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston is a Harvard Kennedy School research and policy center focused on improving governance and quality of life in the Greater Boston region through research, public service, and civic engagement.
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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a Harvard University institute dedicated to interdisciplinary research and scholarship, with a particular strength in the study of women, gender, and society.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is Harvard University's engineering and applied sciences school, known for interdisciplinary research and education at the intersection of technology, science, and society.
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MIT West Campus
MIT West Campus is the western portion of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s main campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, encompassing a mix of academic, athletic, and residential facilities.
- 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: Rowland Institute for Science Target entity description: The Rowland Institute for Science is a private, interdisciplinary research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded by Edwin H. Land and known for pioneering work in physics, chemistry, and biology.
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A.
Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston is a Harvard Kennedy School research and policy center focused on improving governance and quality of life in the Greater Boston region through research, public service, and civic engagement.
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B.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a Harvard University institute dedicated to interdisciplinary research and scholarship, with a particular strength in the study of women, gender, and society.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is Harvard University's engineering and applied sciences school, known for interdisciplinary research and education at the intersection of technology, science, and society.
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MIT West Campus
MIT West Campus is the western portion of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s main campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, encompassing a mix of academic, athletic, and residential facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interdisciplinary research center
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nonprofit organization ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
life sciences
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natural sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | Harvard University ⓘ |
| city | Cambridge ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfWork |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Edwin H. Land
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linked to:
Edwin Land
founder of Polaroid Corporation ⓘ |
| founder |
Edwin H. Land
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linked to:
Edwin Land
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| hasCharacteristic |
independent
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interdisciplinary ⓘ nonprofit ⓘ private ⓘ |
| hasFounderOccupation |
inventor
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scientist ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in biology
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pioneering work in chemistry ⓘ pioneering work in physics ⓘ small independent research groups ⓘ supporting early-career scientists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Greater Boston ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edwin H. Land
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linked to:
Edwin Land
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| organizationType |
research center
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scientific institute ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard University ⓘ |
| purpose |
advancement of science
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basic research ⓘ support of innovative research projects ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
biophysics
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experimental physics ⓘ interdisciplinary science ⓘ nanoscience ⓘ physical chemistry ⓘ surface science ⓘ |
| sector | higher education and research ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Rowland Institute for Science Description of subject: The Rowland Institute for Science is a private, interdisciplinary research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded by Edwin H. Land and known for pioneering work in physics, chemistry, and biology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1999 Nature paper on light slowed to 17 meters per second
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conductedAt
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Rowland Institute for Science
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1999 Nature paper on light slowed to 17 meters per second
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authorAffiliation
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Rowland Institute for Science
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