Charles D. Child
E1157340
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Charles D. Child was an American physicist best known for formulating the Child–Langmuir law describing space-charge-limited current in vacuum tubes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charles D. Child canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15458276 — 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: Charles D. Child Context triple: [Child–Langmuir law, namedAfter, Charles D. Child]
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A.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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B.
Edwin Cannan
Edwin Cannan was a British economist and economic historian known for his influential work on classical economics and his role in editing and interpreting Adam Smith’s writings.
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C.
Walter H. Leimert
Walter H. Leimert was a real estate developer and businessman best known for planning and developing the Los Angeles neighborhood that now bears the name Leimert Park.
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D.
Arthur Heber Browne
Arthur Heber Browne was an Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop, notably in the early 20th century.
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E.
Charles Eliot Ware
Charles Eliot Ware was a 19th-century American physician and Harvard Medical School graduate known for his work in internal medicine and his association with Boston’s medical community.
- 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: Charles D. Child Target entity description: Charles D. Child was an American physicist best known for formulating the Child–Langmuir law describing space-charge-limited current in vacuum tubes.
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A.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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B.
Edwin Cannan
Edwin Cannan was a British economist and economic historian known for his influential work on classical economics and his role in editing and interpreting Adam Smith’s writings.
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C.
Walter H. Leimert
Walter H. Leimert was a real estate developer and businessman best known for planning and developing the Los Angeles neighborhood that now bears the name Leimert Park.
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D.
Arthur Heber Browne
Arthur Heber Browne was an Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop, notably in the early 20th century.
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E.
Charles Eliot Ware
Charles Eliot Ware was a 19th-century American physician and Harvard Medical School graduate known for his work in internal medicine and his association with Boston’s medical community.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.