National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")

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National Book Award literary award

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1983 National Book Award for Science (hardcover) (U.S.)	1
National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience") canonical	1
National Book Award in Science (co-recipient, paperback) for "The Mathematical Experience"	1

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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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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")]

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.
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.
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.
D. Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
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
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: 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.

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.
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.
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.
D. Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
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 ⓘ
awardingBody	National Book Committee ⓘ linked to: National Book Foundation
category	Science ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedAs	prestigious American literary prize ⓘ
field	mathematics ⓘ science ⓘ
follows	National Book Award for Science ⓘ linked to: National Book Award for Nonfiction
genre	nonfiction ⓘ
hasRecipient	Philip J. Davis ⓘ Reuben Hersh ⓘ
inception	1983 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
notableWorkRecognized	The Mathematical Experience ⓘ
partOf	National Book Awards ⓘ
presentedTo	Philip J. Davis ⓘ Reuben Hersh ⓘ
recognizes	exploration of the history of mathematics ⓘ exploration of the nature of mathematics ⓘ exploration of the philosophy of mathematics ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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 → awardReceived → National Book Award in Science (co-recipient, paperback) for "The Mathematical Experience" ⓘ

linked to: National Book Award for Science (for "The Mathematical Experience")

Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein → awarded → 1983 National Book Award for Science (hardcover) (U.S.) ⓘ