Max Born Award
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The Max Born Award is a prestigious physics prize recognizing outstanding contributions to physical optics and related fields.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Born Award canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Born Award Context triple: [Alain Aspect, awardReceived, Max Born Award]
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A.
Oskar Klein Medal
The Oskar Klein Medal is a prestigious physics award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology.
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B.
Hans A. Bethe Prize
The Hans A. Bethe Prize is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding work in astrophysics, nuclear physics, or related fields, honoring the legacy of physicist Hans Bethe.
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C.
Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
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D.
UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal
The UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal is an international distinction awarded by UNESCO to honor outstanding contributions to physics and the promotion of scientific knowledge in the spirit of Danish physicist Niels Bohr.
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E.
I. I. Rabi Prize
The I. I. Rabi Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding contributions to atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max Born Award Target entity description: The Max Born Award is a prestigious physics prize recognizing outstanding contributions to physical optics and related fields.
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A.
Oskar Klein Medal
The Oskar Klein Medal is a prestigious physics award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology.
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B.
Hans A. Bethe Prize
The Hans A. Bethe Prize is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding work in astrophysics, nuclear physics, or related fields, honoring the legacy of physicist Hans Bethe.
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C.
Max Planck Medal
The Max Planck Medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society, honoring outstanding achievements in theoretical physics.
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D.
UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal
The UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal is an international distinction awarded by UNESCO to honor outstanding contributions to physics and the promotion of scientific knowledge in the spirit of Danish physicist Niels Bohr.
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E.
I. I. Rabi Prize
The I. I. Rabi Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding contributions to atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics award
ⓘ
science prize ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Max Born ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to physical optics
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to theoretical or experimental optics ⓘ |
| category |
optics awards
ⓘ
physics awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | optical physics ⓘ |
| eligibility | researchers in optics and related fields ⓘ |
| field |
optics
ⓘ
physical optics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardComponent |
citation
ⓘ
monetary prize ⓘ plaque ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.optica.org ⓘ |
| honours | contributions to physical optics and related fields ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Optica/OSA awards in photonics
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surface form:
Optica awards program
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| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Max Born ⓘ |
| namedAfterCitizenship | German ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Anton Zeilinger
ⓘ
Charles Hard Townes ⓘ
surface form:
Charles H. Townes
Emil Wolf ⓘ John N. Hall ⓘ Lene Vestergaard Hau ⓘ Marlan O. Scully ⓘ Nergis Mavalvala ⓘ Pierre Meystre ⓘ Roy Glauber ⓘ
surface form:
Roy J. Glauber
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| presentedBy |
Optica
ⓘ
Optical Society of America ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | committee decision ⓘ |
| sponsor | Optica ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalAwardingBodyType | professional society ⓘ |
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