John Ziman
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John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
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| John Ziman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4995827 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ziman Context triple: [Nevill Francis Mott, doctoralStudent, John Ziman]
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Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
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Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
- 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: John Ziman Target entity description: John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
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A.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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D.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
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E.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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philosopher of science ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
New Zealand
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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philosophy of science ⓘ social studies of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science literature
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science writing ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
ethics of scientific research
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organization of scientific communities ⓘ policy aspects of science ⓘ public nature of scientific knowledge ⓘ reliability of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced |
philosophy of science regarding social dimensions of inquiry
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science and technology studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | social studies of science ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
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New Zealander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
science as public knowledge
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social dimension of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging physics and philosophy of science
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work in condensed matter physics ⓘ writings on the social dimensions of scientific research ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Public Knowledge: An Essay Concerning the Social Dimension of Science
NERFINISHED
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Real Science: What It Is and What It Means NERFINISHED ⓘ Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration of the Grounds for Belief in Science NERFINISHED ⓘ The Force of Knowledge: The Scientific Dimension of Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher of science
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physicist ⓘ science writer ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of theoretical physics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
electronic structure of solids
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epistemology of science ⓘ sociology of scientific knowledge ⓘ theory of metals ⓘ |
| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nevill Francis Mott