Riess
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Riess is the surname of Adam G. Riess, the Nobel Prize–winning American astrophysicist known for his work on the accelerating expansion of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Riess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16883245 — 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: Riess Context triple: [Adam G. Riess, familyName, Riess]
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A.
Guth
Guth is the surname of Alan Guth, an American theoretical physicist best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation in the early universe.
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B.
Sandage
Sandage is a surname most notably associated with Allan R. Sandage, a prominent American astronomer known for his work on the expansion rate and age of the universe.
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C.
Damour
Damour is a coastal town in Lebanon, historically notable as the site of the Battle of Damour during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Infeld
Infeld is the surname of Leopold Infeld, a notable Polish theoretical physicist who collaborated with Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity.
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E.
Bardeen
Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
- 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: Riess Target entity description: Riess is the surname of Adam G. Riess, the Nobel Prize–winning American astrophysicist known for his work on the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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A.
Guth
Guth is the surname of Alan Guth, an American theoretical physicist best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation in the early universe.
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B.
Sandage
Sandage is a surname most notably associated with Allan R. Sandage, a prominent American astronomer known for his work on the expansion rate and age of the universe.
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C.
Damour
Damour is a coastal town in Lebanon, historically notable as the site of the Battle of Damour during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Infeld
Infeld is the surname of Leopold Infeld, a notable Polish theoretical physicist who collaborated with Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity.
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E.
Bardeen
Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.