Herbert York
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Herbert York was an American physicist and defense scientist who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advocate for nuclear arms control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert Frank York | 1 |
| Herbert York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6411856 — 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: Herbert York Context triple: [PSAC, member, Herbert York]
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A.
Herbert Standing
Herbert Standing was a British character actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Cecil Hartnett
Cecil Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific public details about his life or achievements are not widely documented.
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C.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Albert Kelsey
Albert Kelsey was an American architect known for his Beaux-Arts–influenced civic and institutional buildings in the early 20th century.
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E.
Humphrey Dixon
Humphrey Dixon is a British film editor known for his work on the acclaimed period drama "A Room with a View" (1985) and other notable films.
- 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: Herbert York Target entity description: Herbert York was an American physicist and defense scientist who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advocate for nuclear arms control.
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A.
Herbert Standing
Herbert Standing was a British character actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Cecil Hartnett
Cecil Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific public details about his life or achievements are not widely documented.
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C.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Albert Kelsey
Albert Kelsey was an American architect known for his Beaux-Arts–influenced civic and institutional buildings in the early 20th century.
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E.
Humphrey Dixon
Humphrey Dixon is a British film editor known for his work on the acclaimed period drama "A Room with a View" (1985) and other notable films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defense scientist
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human ⓘ nuclear arms control advocate ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union
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limitations on strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ nuclear test ban treaties ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of California system ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Enrico Fermi Award
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Leo Szilard Lectureship Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-05-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Rochester ⓘ |
| employer |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
University of California, San Diego ⓘ |
| familyName | York ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arms control
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defense policy ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ |
| genre |
arms control literature
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scientific autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| memberOf |
JASON defense advisory group
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linked to:
JASON Defense Advisory Group
President's Science Advisory Committee ⓘ |
| name |
Herbert Frank York
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linked to:
Herbert York
|
| notableFor |
U.S. defense research and development
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nuclear arms control advocacy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Making Weapons, Talking Peace: A Physicist's Odyssey from Hiroshima to Geneva
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The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb ⓘ |
| occupation |
government official
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physicist ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Manhattan Project
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development of U.S. thermonuclear weapons ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Jolla, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U.S. ambassador to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty negotiations (scientific advisor role)
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chancellor of the University of California, San Diego ⓘ chief scientist of the Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ⓘ founding chancellor of the University of California, San Diego ⓘ |
| residence | La Jolla, California, United States ⓘ |
| wrote |
Arms and the Physicist
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Making Weapons, Talking Peace: A Physicist's Odyssey from Hiroshima to Geneva ⓘ The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.