Orteig Prize
E1992
The Orteig Prize was a $25,000 aviation challenge offered in the 1920s for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris, famously won by Charles Lindbergh.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orteig Prize canonical | 12 |
| New York to Paris flight of 1927 | 2 |
| 1927 New York–Paris flight | 1 |
| New York–Paris prize flight | 1 |
| Orteig Prize (won by Charles Lindbergh using this aircraft) | 1 |
| Orteig Prize competition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T25673 — 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: Orteig Prize Context triple: [Charles Lindbergh, awardReceived, Orteig Prize]
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A.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
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B.
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator famed for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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C.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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D.
Edison Medal
The Edison Medal is a prestigious electrical engineering award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to the field of electrical science and engineering.
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E.
Carnegie Hero Fund
The Carnegie Hero Fund is a philanthropic organization that recognizes and financially supports individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism.
- 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: Orteig Prize Target entity description: The Orteig Prize was a $25,000 aviation challenge offered in the 1920s for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris, famously won by Charles Lindbergh.
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A.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
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B.
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator famed for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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C.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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D.
Edison Medal
The Edison Medal is a prestigious electrical engineering award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to the field of electrical science and engineering.
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E.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation challenge
ⓘ
aviation prize ⓘ monetary prize ⓘ |
| announcementDate | May 1919 ⓘ |
| completionMethod | solo nonstop transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency | US dollar ⓘ |
| distanceRequirement | approximately 5800 kilometers ⓘ |
| eligibility | any Allied aviator of World War I ⓘ |
| extendedTimeLimit | additional 5 years ⓘ |
| field | aviation ⓘ |
| firstOffered | 1919 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| influence |
demonstrated effectiveness of incentive prizes in innovation
ⓘ
increased public interest in aviation ⓘ stimulated long-distance aviation development ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | post–World War I advances in aviation ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later incentive prizes such as the Ansari X Prize ⓘ |
| locationOfSponsorBusiness | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | heavier-than-air powered aircraft ⓘ |
| nonstopRequirement | no intermediate landings allowed ⓘ |
| notableAttempt | Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight (did not meet route requirement) ⓘ |
| notableWinnerFame | made Charles Lindbergh an international celebrity ⓘ |
| objective |
first nonstop flight between New York and Paris
ⓘ
first nonstop flight between Paris and New York ⓘ |
| prizeMoney | 25000 US dollars ⓘ |
| reasonForReoffer | no team succeeded within initial 5-year period ⓘ |
| reoffered | 1925 ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| routeEndpoint |
New York City
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| sponsor | Raymond Orteig ⓘ |
| sponsorNationality | French-American ⓘ |
| sponsorOccupation | hotelier ⓘ |
| status | awarded ⓘ |
| timeLimit | 5 years from announcement ⓘ |
| winner | Charles Lindbergh ⓘ |
| winningAircraft | Spirit of St. Louis ⓘ |
| winningAircraftType | Ryan NYP monoplane ⓘ |
| winningArrivalAirport |
Le Bourget Field
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surface form:
Le Bourget Airport
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| winningDepartureAirport |
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt Field
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| winningDirection | New York to Paris ⓘ |
| winningFlightArrivalDate | 1927-05-21 ⓘ |
| winningFlightDate | 1927-05-20 ⓘ |
| winningFlightDuration | about 33.5 hours ⓘ |
| winningPilot | Charles Lindbergh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orteig Prize Description of subject: The Orteig Prize was a $25,000 aviation challenge offered in the 1920s for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris, famously won by Charles Lindbergh.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York to Paris flight of 1927
this entity surface form:
Orteig Prize (won by Charles Lindbergh using this aircraft)
this entity surface form:
New York to Paris flight of 1927
this entity surface form:
1927 New York–Paris flight
this entity surface form:
Orteig Prize competition
this entity surface form:
New York–Paris prize flight
subject surface form:
Spirit of St. Louis