National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")
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The National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") is a prestigious American literary prize recognizing Philip J. Davis and coauthor Reuben Hersh’s influential exploration of the nature, history, and philosophy of mathematics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12797629 — 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: National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") Context triple: [Philip J. Davis, awardReceived, National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")]
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National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics
The National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics is a prestigious U.S. scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics.
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Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
The Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research contributions by women in mathematics.
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C.
Steele Prize for Expository Writing
The Steele Prize for Expository Writing is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding mathematical exposition that makes complex ideas accessible and insightful.
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Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
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Euler Book Prize
The Euler Book Prize is a mathematical award recognizing outstanding books that bring mathematics to a broad audience with exceptional clarity and insight.
- 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: National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") Target entity description: The National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") is a prestigious American literary prize recognizing Philip J. Davis and coauthor Reuben Hersh’s influential exploration of the nature, history, and philosophy of mathematics.
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A.
National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics
The National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics is a prestigious U.S. scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics.
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B.
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
The Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research contributions by women in mathematics.
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C.
Steele Prize for Expository Writing
The Steele Prize for Expository Writing is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding mathematical exposition that makes complex ideas accessible and insightful.
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D.
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
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E.
Euler Book Prize
The Euler Book Prize is a mathematical award recognizing outstanding books that bring mathematics to a broad audience with exceptional clarity and insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Book Award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
popular science literature
ⓘ
science writing ⓘ |
| awardFor | The Mathematical Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingBody | National Book Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Science ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | prestigious American literary prize ⓘ |
| field |
mathematics
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science ⓘ |
| follows | National Book Award for Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Philip J. Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reuben Hersh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableWorkRecognized | The Mathematical Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Book Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
Philip J. Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reuben Hersh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes |
exploration of the history of mathematics
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exploration of the nature of mathematics ⓘ exploration of the philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") Description of subject: The National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") is a prestigious American literary prize recognizing Philip J. Davis and coauthor Reuben Hersh’s influential exploration of the nature, history, and philosophy of mathematics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Philip J. Davis
→
awardReceived
→
National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")
ⓘ
Reuben Hersh
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awardReceived
→
National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
National Book Award in Science (co-recipient, paperback) for "The Mathematical Experience"