Steven Strogatz
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Steven Strogatz is an American mathematician and popular science writer known for his work on chaos, synchronization, and complex systems, as well as for his accessible books and columns on mathematics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steven Strogatz canonical | 11 |
| Steven H. Strogatz | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2866563 — 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: Steven Strogatz Context triple: [Princeton Science Library, hasNotableAuthor, Steven Strogatz]
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Nigel Goldenfeld
Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
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B.
Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Hofstadter is an American cognitive scientist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Gödel, Escher, Bach," which explores consciousness, self-reference, and the nature of mind through mathematics, art, and music.
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C.
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
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D.
David J. Morin
David J. Morin is a physicist and educator best known for his clear, problem-focused textbooks on classical mechanics and electromagnetism.
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E.
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan is an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in topology, dynamical systems, and geometry.
- 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: Steven Strogatz Target entity description: Steven Strogatz is an American mathematician and popular science writer known for his work on chaos, synchronization, and complex systems, as well as for his accessible books and columns on mathematics.
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A.
Nigel Goldenfeld
Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
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B.
Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Hofstadter is an American cognitive scientist and author best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning book "Gödel, Escher, Bach," which explores consciousness, self-reference, and the nature of mind through mathematics, art, and music.
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C.
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow is an American physicist and author known for his popular science books and collaborations with Stephen Hawking on works about cosmology and the nature of reality.
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D.
David J. Morin
David J. Morin is a physicist and educator best known for his clear, problem-focused textbooks on classical mechanics and electromagnetism.
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E.
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan is an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in topology, dynamical systems, and geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ non-fiction author ⓘ popular science writer ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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PhD in applied mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award
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JPBM Communications Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| familyName | Strogatz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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chaos theory ⓘ complex systems ⓘ dynamical systems ⓘ mathematical biology ⓘ mathematics ⓘ network science ⓘ science communication ⓘ synchronization ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematics writing
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popular science ⓘ |
| givenName | Steven ⓘ |
| knownFor |
columns on mathematics for The New York Times
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popularization of mathematics ⓘ research on synchronization in coupled oscillators ⓘ writing accessible books on mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Mathematical Society
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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ⓘ
linked to:
SIAM
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| name | Steven Strogatz ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infinite Powers
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos ⓘ Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order ⓘ The Calculus of Friendship ⓘ The Joy of x ⓘ The Joy of x (New York Times column) ⓘ
linked to:
The Joy of x
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| occupation |
author
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mathematician ⓘ science communicator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ithaca, New York
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linked to:
Ithaca, New York, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Steven Strogatz Description of subject: Steven Strogatz is an American mathematician and popular science writer known for his work on chaos, synchronization, and complex systems, as well as for his accessible books and columns on mathematics.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Steven Strogatz
subject linked to:
This Explains Everything (as editor)
linked to: Steven Strogatz
linked to: Steven Strogatz