Holweck Prize
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The Holweck Prize is a prestigious Franco-British physics award jointly given by the Institute of Physics and the Société Française de Physique for outstanding contributions to experimental or theoretical physics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holweck Prize canonical | 8 |
| Holweck Medal | 2 |
| Holweck Medal and Prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1193050 — 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: Holweck Prize Context triple: [Otto Frisch, awardReceived, Holweck Prize]
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A.
Lalande Prize
The Lalande Prize was a prestigious 19th- and early 20th-century French astronomy award given by the French Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to astronomical research.
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B.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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C.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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D.
John Scott Medal
The John Scott Medal is a prestigious scientific and engineering award given to inventors whose innovations have significantly benefited humanity.
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E.
Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
- 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: Holweck Prize Target entity description: The Holweck Prize is a prestigious Franco-British physics award jointly given by the Institute of Physics and the Société Française de Physique for outstanding contributions to experimental or theoretical physics.
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A.
Lalande Prize
The Lalande Prize was a prestigious 19th- and early 20th-century French astronomy award given by the French Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to astronomical research.
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B.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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C.
Helmholtz Medal
The Helmholtz Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in recognition of outstanding contributions to research.
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D.
John Scott Medal
The John Scott Medal is a prestigious scientific and engineering award given to inventors whose innovations have significantly benefited humanity.
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E.
Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics award
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scientific prize ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Institute of Physics
ⓘ
Société Française de Physique ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holweck Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Holweck Medal and Prize
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| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to experimental physics
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to theoretical physics ⓘ |
| awardType | Franco-British physics award ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
experimental physics
ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ |
| eligibility |
physicists
ⓘ
researchers in physics ⓘ |
| field | physics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Holweck Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Holweck Medal
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| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fernand Holweck ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
jointly awarded by French and British physical societies
ⓘ
recognizes both experimental and theoretical work in physics ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Institute of Physics
ⓘ
European Physical Society ⓘ
surface form:
Société Française de Physique
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| sponsorCountry |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holweck Prize Description of subject: The Holweck Prize is a prestigious Franco-British physics award jointly given by the Institute of Physics and the Société Française de Physique for outstanding contributions to experimental or theoretical physics.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holweck Medal
this entity surface form:
Holweck Medal and Prize
this entity surface form:
Holweck Medal
subject surface form:
Dennis Gabor