The Positive Electron (paper)
E773740
"The Positive Electron" is the landmark 1932 scientific paper by Carl David Anderson that reported the discovery of the positron, the first known antiparticle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Positive Electron | 1 |
| The Positive Electron (paper) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9035728 — 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: The Positive Electron (paper) Context triple: [Carl David Anderson, hasWork, The Positive Electron (paper)]
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A.
Electrons (+ and −) and Their Applications
"Electrons (+ and −) and Their Applications" is a scientific work by physicist Robert A. Millikan that explores the properties, behavior, and technological uses of electrons and related electrical phenomena.
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B.
The Neutron (1932 paper)
The Neutron (1932 paper) is James Chadwick’s landmark publication that announced and characterized the neutron, fundamentally reshaping nuclear physics and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
On the Interaction of Elementary Particles I
"On the Interaction of Elementary Particles I" is a seminal theoretical physics paper by Hideki Yukawa that introduced the meson theory of nuclear forces, laying the groundwork for modern particle physics.
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D.
The Interpretation of the Atom
The Interpretation of the Atom is a scientific work by Frederick Soddy that explores the nature and structure of the atom and helped popularize early 20th-century developments in atomic theory.
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E.
The Ray of the Microcosm
The Ray of the Microcosm is a philosophical-epic poem by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš that explores metaphysical, religious, and existential themes within the Serbian and Montenegrin literary tradition.
- 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: The Positive Electron (paper) Target entity description: "The Positive Electron" is the landmark 1932 scientific paper by Carl David Anderson that reported the discovery of the positron, the first known antiparticle.
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A.
Electrons (+ and −) and Their Applications
"Electrons (+ and −) and Their Applications" is a scientific work by physicist Robert A. Millikan that explores the properties, behavior, and technological uses of electrons and related electrical phenomena.
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B.
The Neutron (1932 paper)
The Neutron (1932 paper) is James Chadwick’s landmark publication that announced and characterized the neutron, fundamentally reshaping nuclear physics and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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C.
On the Interaction of Elementary Particles I
"On the Interaction of Elementary Particles I" is a seminal theoretical physics paper by Hideki Yukawa that introduced the meson theory of nuclear forces, laying the groundwork for modern particle physics.
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D.
The Interpretation of the Atom
The Interpretation of the Atom is a scientific work by Frederick Soddy that explores the nature and structure of the atom and helped popularize early 20th-century developments in atomic theory.
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E.
The Ray of the Microcosm
The Ray of the Microcosm is a philosophical-epic poem by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš that explores metaphysical, religious, and existential themes within the Serbian and Montenegrin literary tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | scientific paper ⓘ |
| author |
C. D. Anderson
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Carl David Anderson ⓘ |
| conclusion | existence of a positively charged electron-like particle ⓘ |
| contributedTo | award of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics to Carl David Anderson ⓘ |
| describes | tracks of particles in a magnetic field ⓘ |
| evidenceType | photographic cloud-chamber tracks ⓘ |
| field |
experimental physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first experimental evidence for an antiparticle
ⓘ
landmark paper in particle physics ⓘ |
| impact | confirmed existence of antimatter predicted by theory ⓘ |
| inferredChargeOfParticle | positive and equal in magnitude to electron charge ⓘ |
| inferredMassOfParticle | approximately equal to electron mass ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paul Dirac's theory of the electron ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| method |
cloud chamber observations
ⓘ
cosmic-ray track analysis ⓘ |
| publicationType | journal article ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Dirac equation ⓘ |
| relatedToNobelPrizeOf | Carl David Anderson ⓘ |
| reportedDiscoveryOf |
first known antiparticle
ⓘ
positron ⓘ |
| title |
The Positive Electron
ⓘ
linked to:
The Positive Electron (paper)
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| topic |
antiparticles
ⓘ
cosmic rays ⓘ positron ⓘ |
| yearPublished | 1932 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Positive Electron (paper) Description of subject: "The Positive Electron" is the landmark 1932 scientific paper by Carl David Anderson that reported the discovery of the positron, the first known antiparticle.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
The Positive Electron (paper)
linked to: The Positive Electron (paper)