President of the American Physical Society
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The President of the American Physical Society is the elected leader of one of the world’s largest and most influential organizations dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| President of the American Physical Society canonical | 2 |
| President-Elect of the American Physical Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1576062 — 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: President of the American Physical Society Context triple: [Edward Condon, positionHeld, President of the American Physical Society]
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Fellow of the American Physical Society
A Fellow of the American Physical Society is a distinguished physicist recognized by the APS for exceptional contributions to physics through research, applications, leadership, or education.
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B.
President of the American Philosophical Association
The President of the American Philosophical Association is the elected head of the leading professional organization for philosophers in the United States, responsible for guiding its academic, administrative, and public-facing activities.
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C.
President of the American Psychological Association
The President of the American Psychological Association is the elected head of the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States, responsible for guiding its scientific, educational, and advocacy priorities.
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D.
ACM President
The ACM President is the elected leader of the Association for Computing Machinery, responsible for guiding its strategic direction and representing the global computing community.
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E.
American Physical Society Einstein Prize
The American Physical Society Einstein Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of gravitational physics.
- 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: President of the American Physical Society Target entity description: The President of the American Physical Society is the elected leader of one of the world’s largest and most influential organizations dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics.
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A.
Fellow of the American Physical Society
A Fellow of the American Physical Society is a distinguished physicist recognized by the APS for exceptional contributions to physics through research, applications, leadership, or education.
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B.
President of the American Philosophical Association
The President of the American Philosophical Association is the elected head of the leading professional organization for philosophers in the United States, responsible for guiding its academic, administrative, and public-facing activities.
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C.
President of the American Psychological Association
The President of the American Psychological Association is the elected head of the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States, responsible for guiding its scientific, educational, and advocacy priorities.
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D.
ACM President
The ACM President is the elected leader of the Association for Computing Machinery, responsible for guiding its strategic direction and representing the global computing community.
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E.
American Physical Society Einstein Prize
The American Physical Society Einstein Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of gravitational physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elected position
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leadership position ⓘ organizational office ⓘ position in a scientific society ⓘ |
| appointedBy | American Physical Society membership ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field | physics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Past President of the American Physical Society ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Past President of the American Physical Society
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President of the American Physical Society self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
President-Elect of the American Physical Society
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| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | American Physical Society governance ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| officeHolder |
Arthur Bienenstock
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Barry C. Barish ⓘ Cherry A. Murray ⓘ Curtis G. Callan Jr. ⓘ Frances Hellman ⓘ Helen Quinn ⓘ
surface form:
Helen R. Quinn
Homer Neal ⓘ John Hopfield ⓘ
surface form:
John J. Hopfield
Laura H. Greene ⓘ Leo Kadanoff ⓘ
surface form:
Leo P. Kadanoff
Malcolm R. Beasley ⓘ Marvin L. Cohen ⓘ Michael S. Turner ⓘ Myriam P. Sarachik ⓘ Robert L. Byer ⓘ Robert Rosner ⓘ Roger Falcone ⓘ Samuel Aronson ⓘ Steven Kivelson ⓘ Sylvester James Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime |
2003
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2004 ⓘ 2005 ⓘ 2006 ⓘ 2007 ⓘ 2008 ⓘ 2009 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ 2011 ⓘ 2012 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ 2014 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ 2019 ⓘ 2022 ⓘ 2023 ⓘ 2024 ⓘ |
| organizationServed | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| partOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| precededBy | President-Elect of the American Physical Society ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics
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overall leadership of the American Physical Society ⓘ representing the American Physical Society to the scientific community ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by members ⓘ |
| termLength | 1 year ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: President of the American Physical Society Description of subject: The President of the American Physical Society is the elected leader of one of the world’s largest and most influential organizations dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
President of the American Physical Society
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hasPart
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President of the American Physical Society
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
President-Elect of the American Physical Society
subject surface form:
Isidor Isaac Rabi