Moore School of Electrical Engineering
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The Moore School of Electrical Engineering is a historic department at the University of Pennsylvania renowned as a birthplace of early computer engineering, including pioneering work on the ENIAC and EDVAC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moore School of Electrical Engineering canonical | 9 |
| Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T737984 — 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: Moore School of Electrical Engineering Context triple: [First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, associatedWith, Moore School of Electrical Engineering]
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A.
George R. Brown School of Engineering
The George R. Brown School of Engineering is Rice University's engineering school, known for its strong research programs and emphasis on interdisciplinary, hands-on education.
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B.
Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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C.
Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering is Duke University's engineering school, known for its strong programs in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil and environmental engineering.
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McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
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E.
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
- 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: Moore School of Electrical Engineering Target entity description: The Moore School of Electrical Engineering is a historic department at the University of Pennsylvania renowned as a birthplace of early computer engineering, including pioneering work on the ENIAC and EDVAC.
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A.
George R. Brown School of Engineering
The George R. Brown School of Engineering is Rice University's engineering school, known for its strong research programs and emphasis on interdisciplinary, hands-on education.
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B.
Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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C.
Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering is Duke University's engineering school, known for its strong programs in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil and environmental engineering.
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D.
McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
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E.
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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engineering school ⓘ |
| affiliation | School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
EDVAC
ⓘ
ENIAC project ⓘ
surface form:
ENIAC
J. Presper Eckert ⓘ John W. Mauchly ⓘ von Neumann architecture development ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pennsylvania campus
|
| contributedTo |
stored-program computer architecture concepts
ⓘ
training of early computer engineers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| field | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| foundedBy | bequest of Alfred Fitler Moore ⓘ |
| hasFacility | historic ENIAC installation site ⓘ |
| hasRole |
birthplace of EDVAC design
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birthplace of ENIAC ⓘ |
| hasType |
research institution
ⓘ
university department ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic computing site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
early Cold War era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Moore School Lectures on computing
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development of ENIAC ⓘ early computer engineering ⓘ pioneering digital computing research ⓘ work on EDVAC ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| locatedInOrganization |
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
|
| namedAfter | Alfred Fitler Moore ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| researchArea |
communications
ⓘ
computer engineering ⓘ control systems ⓘ electronics ⓘ |
| significance |
early center for electronic digital computer design
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milestone institution in history of computing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Moore School of Electrical Engineering Description of subject: The Moore School of Electrical Engineering is a historic department at the University of Pennsylvania renowned as a birthplace of early computer engineering, including pioneering work on the ENIAC and EDVAC.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania