seismologist Harry Fielding Reid
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Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
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| seismologist Harry Fielding Reid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T29498 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid Context triple: [1906 San Francisco earthquake, studiedBy, seismologist Harry Fielding Reid]
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A.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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B.
Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish geologist whose work on uniformitarianism and deep geological time profoundly shaped modern geology and influenced evolutionary thinkers.
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C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Alfred Loomis
Alfred Loomis was an American lawyer, financier, and physicist who played a pivotal role in organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II, particularly in radar development.
- 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: seismologist Harry Fielding Reid Target entity description: Harry Fielding Reid was an American seismologist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory, which explains how energy is stored and released in earthquakes.
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A.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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B.
Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish geologist whose work on uniformitarianism and deep geological time profoundly shaped modern geology and influenced evolutionary thinkers.
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C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Alfred Loomis
Alfred Loomis was an American lawyer, financier, and physicist who played a pivotal role in organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II, particularly in radar development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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human ⓘ seismologist ⓘ |
| appliedElasticReboundTheoryTo | 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
modern earthquake theory
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understanding of fault slip in earthquakes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-06-18 ⓘ |
| developedTheory | elastic rebound theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| employer | Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| familyName | Reid ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geophysics
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | geology ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept | elastic rebound ⓘ |
| influenced | development of plate tectonics-era earthquake models ⓘ |
| knownFor | elastic rebound theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Seismological Society of America ⓘ |
| name | Harry Fielding Reid ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | formulation of elastic rebound theory of earthquakes ⓘ |
| occupation |
geophysicist
ⓘ
seismologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| positionHeld | professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| studied |
crustal deformation
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earthquake mechanics ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ fault movement ⓘ glaciology ⓘ strain accumulation along faults ⓘ |
| studiedEvent | 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ |
| theoryDescribes | storage and release of elastic strain energy in the Earth’s crust during earthquakes ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
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