Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology

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nanotechnology award science and technology award

The Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology is a prestigious annual award recognizing pioneering theoretical and experimental advances in molecular nanotechnology.

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Label	Occurrences
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology canonical	5
Feynman Prize for Experimental Nanotechnology	2
Feynman Prize for Theoretical Nanotechnology	2
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (Experimental) 1995	1
Foresight Institute Feynman Grand Prize	1
Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T853366 — 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: Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
Context triple: [Ralph Merkle, awardReceived, Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology]

A. Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
B. Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
The Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is a prestigious international science honor recognizing outstanding contributions that significantly advance scientific knowledge and its beneficial impact on society.
C. Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
D. Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize
The Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding contributions to physics by a single individual.
E. Comstock Prize in Physics
The Comstock Prize in Physics is a prestigious award given by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of physics.
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: Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
Target entity description: The Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology is a prestigious annual award recognizing pioneering theoretical and experimental advances in molecular nanotechnology.

A. Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
B. Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
The Franklin Institute Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is a prestigious international science honor recognizing outstanding contributions that significantly advance scientific knowledge and its beneficial impact on society.
C. Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
D. Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize
The Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding contributions to physics by a single individual.
E. Comstock Prize in Physics
The Comstock Prize in Physics is a prestigious award given by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of physics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nanotechnology award ⓘ science and technology award ⓘ
administeredBy	Foresight Institute ⓘ
associatedWith	Foresight Institute Feynman Grand Prize ⓘ linked to: Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
awardCategory	experimental nanotechnology ⓘ theoretical nanotechnology ⓘ
awardFor	outstanding achievements in nanotechnology ⓘ
awardFrequency	annual ⓘ
awardType	research prize ⓘ
basedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ
field	molecular nanotechnology ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ
focusesOn	atomically precise manufacturing ⓘ molecular-scale devices ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Feynman Prize ⓘ
hasPart	Feynman Prize for Experimental Nanotechnology ⓘ linked to: Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology Feynman Prize for Theoretical Nanotechnology ⓘ linked to: Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
honours	pioneering experimental advances in molecular nanotechnology ⓘ pioneering theoretical advances in molecular nanotechnology ⓘ
inception	1993 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Richard Feynman’s vision of nanotechnology ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Richard Feynman ⓘ
namedAfterWork	Plenty of Room at the Bottom ⓘ
namedForOccupation	physicist ⓘ
namesake	Richard Feynman ⓘ
notableRecipient	Carlo Montemagno ⓘ James M. Tour ⓘ K. Eric Drexler ⓘ Nadrian Seeman ⓘ Ralph Merkle ⓘ
presentedBy	Foresight Institute ⓘ
purpose	to encourage the development of molecular nanotechnology ⓘ to recognize pioneering advances in molecular nanotechnology ⓘ
recognizes	innovative research at the molecular scale ⓘ
selectionCriteria	impact on the development of molecular nanotechnology ⓘ scientific merit ⓘ
sponsor	Foresight Institute ⓘ
topic	molecular manufacturing ⓘ nanoscale engineering ⓘ
website	https://foresight.org/feynman-prizes/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ralph Merkle → awardReceived → Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology ⓘ

Chad Mirkin → awardReceived → Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology ⓘ

Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology → hasPart → Feynman Prize for Experimental Nanotechnology ⓘ