Robert C. Richardson
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Robert C. Richardson was an American experimental physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on superfluidity in helium-3.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert C. Richardson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7887574 — 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: Robert C. Richardson Context triple: [Douglas D. Osheroff, coRecipientWith, Robert C. Richardson]
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Dr. Robert Richardson
Dr. Robert Richardson is a fictional physician who plays a central role in the drama surrounding the deaf-mute protagonist in the film and play "Johnny Belinda."
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Douglas D. Osheroff
Douglas D. Osheroff is an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on superfluidity in helium-3 and his contributions to major scientific investigations.
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C.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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William D. Phillips
William D. Phillips is an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in laser cooling and trapping of atoms.
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David E. Pritchard
David E. Pritchard is an American physicist known for his pioneering work in atomic, molecular, and optical physics and for his influential contributions to physics education.
- 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: Robert C. Richardson Target entity description: Robert C. Richardson was an American experimental physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on superfluidity in helium-3.
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A.
Dr. Robert Richardson
Dr. Robert Richardson is a fictional physician who plays a central role in the drama surrounding the deaf-mute protagonist in the film and play "Johnny Belinda."
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B.
Douglas D. Osheroff
Douglas D. Osheroff is an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on superfluidity in helium-3 and his contributions to major scientific investigations.
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C.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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D.
William D. Phillips
William D. Phillips is an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in laser cooling and trapping of atoms.
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E.
David E. Pritchard
David E. Pritchard is an American physicist known for his pioneering work in atomic, molecular, and optical physics and for his influential contributions to physics education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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experimental physicist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD ⓘ |
| affiliation | Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1937-06-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-02-19 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Horst Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent | Douglas D. Osheroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Duke University
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| familyName | Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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experimental physics ⓘ low-temperature physics ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Coleman Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of superfluid phases of helium-3
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superfluidity in helium-3 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Physical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for the discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith |
David M. Lee
NERFINISHED
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Douglas D. Osheroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1996 ⓘ |
| notableWork | experiments on superfluid phases of helium-3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of physics at Cornell University
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vice provost for research at Cornell University ⓘ |
| residence | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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