Atoms for Peace Award
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The Atoms for Peace Award was an international prize established during the Cold War to honor significant contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the promotion of international cooperation in atomic science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atoms for Peace Award canonical | 2 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atoms for Peace Award Context triple: [Walter Zinn, awardReceived, Atoms for Peace Award]
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A.
Kalinga Prize
The Kalinga Prize is a UNESCO award that honors individuals for exceptional contributions to the popularization of science.
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B.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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C.
Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
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D.
Man of Peace Award
The Man of Peace Award is an international honor presented by Nobel Peace Prize laureates to recognize artists and public figures who have made significant contributions to human rights, peace, and social justice.
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E.
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an American screenwriting award that honors film and television writers whose work explores the human condition and promotes human dignity, meaning, and freedom.
- 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: Atoms for Peace Award Target entity description: The Atoms for Peace Award was an international prize established during the Cold War to honor significant contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the promotion of international cooperation in atomic science.
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A.
Kalinga Prize
The Kalinga Prize is a UNESCO award that honors individuals for exceptional contributions to the popularization of science.
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B.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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C.
Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
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D.
Man of Peace Award
The Man of Peace Award is an international honor presented by Nobel Peace Prize laureates to recognize artists and public figures who have made significant contributions to human rights, peace, and social justice.
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E.
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an American screenwriting award that honors film and television writers whose work explores the human condition and promotes human dignity, meaning, and freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
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peace prize ⓘ science and technology award ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | irregular ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
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| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1969 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international relations
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nuclear engineering ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Niels Bohr ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Henry Ford II
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surface form:
American industrialist Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| genre | scientific award ⓘ |
| hasAwardedFor |
promotion of international cooperation in nuclear science
ⓘ
significant contributions to peaceful uses of atomic energy ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Abdus Salam
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Alvin M. Weinberg ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ Ernest Walton ⓘ Eugene Wigner ⓘ George de Hevesy ⓘ
surface form:
George C. de Hevesy
Hans Bethe ⓘ International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ I. I. Rabi ⓘ
surface form:
Isidor Isaac Rabi
J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ John Cockcroft ⓘ Lise Meitner ⓘ Luis Alvarez ⓘ
surface form:
Luis W. Alvarez
Niels Bohr ⓘ Otto Hahn ⓘ Sigvard Eklund ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFoundation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| mainSubject |
atomic science
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international cooperation ⓘ peaceful use of nuclear energy ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | $75,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace
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surface form:
Atoms for Peace speech
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| purpose |
to encourage peaceful applications of nuclear energy
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to recognize leadership in international atomic cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace
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surface form:
Atoms for Peace program
International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Ford Motor Company
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Ford Motor Company ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Motor Company Fund
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| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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