Charles Henry Bennett
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Charles Henry Bennett is an American physicist and information theorist renowned for his pioneering work in quantum information theory and quantum cryptography.
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| Charles Henry Bennett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227924 — 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: Charles Henry Bennett Context triple: [Charles H. Bennett, fullName, Charles Henry Bennett]
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Thomas Beeby
Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
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Ralph Brownrigg
Ralph Brownrigg was a 17th-century English clergyman and academic who served as Bishop of Exeter in the Church of England.
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Ralph Darlington
Ralph Darlington is a British academic and author known for his work on labor history, trade unionism, and industrial relations.
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John Bennett
John Bennett is the central human protagonist of the comedy film "Ted 2," known for his lifelong friendship with his foul-mouthed, living teddy bear.
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E.
John Francis Bentley
John Francis Bentley was a British architect best known for designing Westminster Cathedral in London, a major landmark of Roman Catholic architecture in England.
- 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: Charles Henry Bennett Target entity description: Charles Henry Bennett is an American physicist and information theorist renowned for his pioneering work in quantum information theory and quantum cryptography.
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A.
Thomas Beeby
Thomas Beeby is an American architect associated with the New Classical movement, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings.
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B.
Ralph Brownrigg
Ralph Brownrigg was a 17th-century English clergyman and academic who served as Bishop of Exeter in the Church of England.
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C.
Ralph Darlington
Ralph Darlington is a British academic and author known for his work on labor history, trade unionism, and industrial relations.
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D.
John Bennett
John Bennett is the central human protagonist of the comedy film "Ted 2," known for his lifelong friendship with his foul-mouthed, living teddy bear.
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E.
John Francis Bentley
John Francis Bentley was a British architect best known for designing Westminster Cathedral in London, a major landmark of Roman Catholic architecture in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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information theorist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemical physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
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Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing ⓘ Shannon Award ⓘ Wolf Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1943-06-20 ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Claude Crépeau
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Gilles Brassard ⓘ John A. Smolin ⓘ Peter W. Shor ⓘ Richard Jozsa ⓘ William K. Wootters ⓘ |
| coInventorOf |
BB84 quantum key distribution protocol
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quantum teleportation protocol ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Stuart A. Rice ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandeis University
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | IBM ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
quantum cryptography
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quantum information theory ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ thermodynamics of computation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | IBM Fellow ⓘ |
| knownFor |
BB84 quantum key distribution protocol
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Bennett–Brassard 1984 protocol ⓘ development of quantum cryptography ⓘ discovery of quantum teleportation ⓘ entanglement distillation ⓘ entanglement-assisted classical communication ⓘ foundations of quantum information theory ⓘ reversible computation ⓘ thermodynamic cost of computation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableConcept |
entanglement distillation
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quantum key distribution ⓘ quantum teleportation ⓘ reversible computation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Mixed-state entanglement and quantum error correction”
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“Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing” ⓘ “Teleporting an unknown quantum state via dual classical and Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen channels” ⓘ |
| workplace | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center ⓘ |
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Instruction
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