The Farnsworth Invention
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The Farnsworth Invention is a stage play by Aaron Sorkin that dramatizes the race to invent television between Philo T. Farnsworth and RCA’s David Sarnoff.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Farnsworth Invention canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17118774 — 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: The Farnsworth Invention Context triple: [Peter Hylenski, notableWork, The Farnsworth Invention]
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A.
The Enormous Radio
The Enormous Radio is a short story by John Cheever that explores suburban anxieties and marital discord through a mysterious radio that broadcasts neighbors’ private lives.
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B.
The Invention Rooms
The Invention Rooms is an Imperial College London community innovation and maker space at the White City campus that supports prototyping, entrepreneurship, and public engagement with science and technology.
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C.
The House of Tomorrow
The House of Tomorrow is a 1949 Tex Avery animated short that satirically showcases a series of absurd, futuristic household gadgets and inventions.
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D.
The Advancement of Science
The Advancement of Science is a major philosophical work by Philip Kitcher that offers a naturalistic and historically informed account of scientific progress and rationality.
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E.
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray is a 1936 science fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, centered on a scientist who gains deadly powers from a mysterious cosmic radiation.
- 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: The Farnsworth Invention Target entity description: The Farnsworth Invention is a stage play by Aaron Sorkin that dramatizes the race to invent television between Philo T. Farnsworth and RCA’s David Sarnoff.
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A.
The Enormous Radio
The Enormous Radio is a short story by John Cheever that explores suburban anxieties and marital discord through a mysterious radio that broadcasts neighbors’ private lives.
-
B.
The Invention Rooms
The Invention Rooms is an Imperial College London community innovation and maker space at the White City campus that supports prototyping, entrepreneurship, and public engagement with science and technology.
-
C.
The House of Tomorrow
The House of Tomorrow is a 1949 Tex Avery animated short that satirically showcases a series of absurd, futuristic household gadgets and inventions.
-
D.
The Advancement of Science
The Advancement of Science is a major philosophical work by Philip Kitcher that offers a naturalistic and historically informed account of scientific progress and rationality.
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E.
The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray is a 1936 science fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, centered on a scientist who gains deadly powers from a mysterious cosmic radiation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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