Sir Oliver Lodge
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Sir Oliver Lodge was a pioneering British physicist and writer best known for his work in wireless telegraphy and early radio technology, as well as his popular science and spiritualist writings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Oliver Lodge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Oliver Lodge Context triple: [Mason Science College, notableAlumni, Sir Oliver Lodge]
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Thomas Edward Ravenshaw
Thomas Edward Ravenshaw was a British colonial administrator in India whose contributions to education led to several prominent institutions being named in his honor.
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Sir Cyril Hurcomb
Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
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Sir Gilbert Barling
Sir Gilbert Barling was a prominent British physician and academic leader who became one of the most distinguished medical figures associated with Birmingham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Dr. Algernon Edwards
Dr. Algernon Edwards is a pioneering, Harvard- and European-trained Black surgeon in early 1900s New York, featured as a central character in the medical drama series "The Knick."
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Sir John Woodward
Sir John Woodward is a distinguished British geologist and academic leader known for his contributions to Earth sciences and higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Oliver Lodge Target entity description: Sir Oliver Lodge was a pioneering British physicist and writer best known for his work in wireless telegraphy and early radio technology, as well as his popular science and spiritualist writings.
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A.
Thomas Edward Ravenshaw
Thomas Edward Ravenshaw was a British colonial administrator in India whose contributions to education led to several prominent institutions being named in his honor.
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B.
Sir Cyril Hurcomb
Sir Cyril Hurcomb was a senior British civil servant and transport administrator who became the first chairman of the British Transport Commission, overseeing the early years of postwar nationalized transport.
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C.
Sir Gilbert Barling
Sir Gilbert Barling was a prominent British physician and academic leader who became one of the most distinguished medical figures associated with Birmingham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Dr. Algernon Edwards
Dr. Algernon Edwards is a pioneering, Harvard- and European-trained Black surgeon in early 1900s New York, featured as a central character in the medical drama series "The Knick."
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E.
Sir John Woodward
Sir John Woodward is a distinguished British geologist and academic leader known for his contributions to Earth sciences and higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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physicist ⓘ spiritualist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumford Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-08-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal College of Science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University College London ⓘ |
| employer |
University College Liverpool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electromagnetism
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physics ⓘ psychical research ⓘ radio technology ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ wireless telegraphy ⓘ |
| fullName | Oliver Joseph Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | development of radio communication ⓘ |
| influencedBy | James Clerk Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining and promoting the term "syntonic" for tuned wireless circuits
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early radio tuning circuits ⓘ experiments on electromagnetic waves ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | psychical research movement ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Early radio tuning and syntonic wireless telegraphy
NERFINISHED
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Life and Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Views of Electricity NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneering work in wireless telegraphy ⓘ Popular science writings ⓘ Raymond, or Life and Death NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ether of Space NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritualist writings ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
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physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Penkhull
NERFINISHED
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Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lake, Wiltshire
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Principal of the University of Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Physics at University College Liverpool ⓘ |
| religion | Spiritualism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Fanny Alexander Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Oliver Lodge Description of subject: Sir Oliver Lodge was a pioneering British physicist and writer best known for his work in wireless telegraphy and early radio technology, as well as his popular science and spiritualist writings.
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