Audion
E6290
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Audion canonical | 1 |
| audion triode | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T52449 — 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: Audion Context triple: [Audion vacuum tube, alsoKnownAs, Audion]
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A.
Dream Machines
Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
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B.
Bardeen
Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
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C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Autoport
Autoport is a specialized automotive terminal within the Port of Boston used for handling, storing, and processing imported and exported vehicles.
- 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: Audion Target entity description: Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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A.
Dream Machines
Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
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B.
Bardeen
Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
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C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Autoport
Autoport is a specialized automotive terminal within the Port of Boston used for handling, storing, and processing imported and exported vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic component
ⓘ
triode vacuum tube ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lee de Forest ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of electronic amplification
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development of electronics ⓘ development of long‑distance telephony ⓘ development of radio technology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enables | amplification of electrical signals ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
electronics
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radio engineering ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
evacuated glass bulb
ⓘ
filament ⓘ grid ⓘ plate ⓘ |
| hasElectrode |
anode
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cathode ⓘ control grid ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
amplifying weak signals
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detecting radio signals ⓘ rectifying alternating currents ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfElectrodes | three ⓘ |
| hasType | thermionic valve ⓘ |
| improvedUpon | Fleming valve ⓘ |
| inventor | Lee de Forest ⓘ |
| operatesBy | thermionic emission ⓘ |
| operatesIn | partial vacuum ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
later triode vacuum tubes
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modern electronic amplifiers ⓘ |
| significance |
first practical electronic amplifying device
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key component in early radio broadcasting ⓘ milestone in vacuum tube technology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
audio amplification
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early electronic circuits ⓘ early radio receivers ⓘ early radio transmitters ⓘ telephone repeaters ⓘ wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Audion Description of subject: Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Audion vacuum tube
this entity surface form:
audion triode