Spencer Silver
E1567118
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Spencer Silver was an American chemist at 3M best known for inventing the low-tack adhesive that led to the creation of Post-it Notes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spencer Silver canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23036828 — 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: Spencer Silver Context triple: [Arthur Fry, collaboratedWith, Spencer Silver]
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A.
Wallace Wooley
Wallace Wooley is the mild-mannered, politically ambitious New England politician who becomes entangled with a mischievous witch in the classic 1942 romantic fantasy film "I Married a Witch."
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B.
Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist best known for accidentally discovering the nonstick polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later trademarked as Teflon, while working for DuPont in 1938.
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C.
Chester Carlson
Chester Carlson was an American physicist and inventor best known for creating xerography, the dry photocopying process that led to the founding of Xerox.
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D.
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson was an influential American blues and jazz guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose innovative single-string solo style helped shape modern blues and early electric guitar playing.
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E.
Alan Milliken
Alan Milliken is a powerful and influential political figure in the television series "24," known for his antagonistic role in high-level government intrigue.
- 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: Spencer Silver Target entity description: Spencer Silver was an American chemist at 3M best known for inventing the low-tack adhesive that led to the creation of Post-it Notes.
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A.
Wallace Wooley
Wallace Wooley is the mild-mannered, politically ambitious New England politician who becomes entangled with a mischievous witch in the classic 1942 romantic fantasy film "I Married a Witch."
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B.
Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist best known for accidentally discovering the nonstick polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later trademarked as Teflon, while working for DuPont in 1938.
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C.
Chester Carlson
Chester Carlson was an American physicist and inventor best known for creating xerography, the dry photocopying process that led to the founding of Xerox.
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D.
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson was an influential American blues and jazz guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose innovative single-string solo style helped shape modern blues and early electric guitar playing.
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E.
Alan Milliken
Alan Milliken is a powerful and influential political figure in the television series "24," known for his antagonistic role in high-level government intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.