Philip Anderson
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Philip Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the theory of localization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philip W. Anderson | 7 |
| Philip Warren Anderson | 3 |
| Philip Anderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T97283 — 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: Philip Anderson Context triple: [Cavendish Laboratory, associatedWithPerson, Philip Anderson]
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A.
Nevill Mott
Nevill Mott was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, particularly in solids.
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B.
John Robert Schrieffer
John Robert Schrieffer was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the co-creators of the BCS theory of superconductivity.
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C.
Leon Cooper
Leon Cooper is an American physicist best known as one of the co-developers of the BCS theory of superconductivity, for which he shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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D.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann was an American physicist best known for developing the quark model of subatomic particles and receiving the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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E.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
- 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: Philip Anderson Target entity description: Philip Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the theory of localization.
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A.
Nevill Mott
Nevill Mott was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, particularly in solids.
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B.
John Robert Schrieffer
John Robert Schrieffer was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the co-creators of the BCS theory of superconductivity.
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C.
Leon Cooper
Leon Cooper is an American physicist best known as one of the co-developers of the BCS theory of superconductivity, for which he shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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D.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann was an American physicist best known for developing the quark model of subatomic particles and receiving the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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E.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Science
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
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| birthName |
Philip Anderson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Philip Warren Anderson
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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surface form:
Bell Labs
Princeton University ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Anderson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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localization theory ⓘ magnetism ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ superconductivity ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern condensed matter physics
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particle physics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ theory of high-temperature superconductivity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
development of the concept of Anderson localization
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fundamental work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems ⓘ pioneering contributions to the theory of condensed matter ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anderson localization
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resonating valence bond theory ⓘ theory of antiferromagnetism ⓘ theory of localization in disordered systems ⓘ |
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
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Subject: Philip Anderson Description of subject: Philip Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and the theory of localization.
Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Philip W. Anderson
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Philip Warren Anderson
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Philip W. Anderson
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Philip Warren Anderson
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Philip W. Anderson
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Ocean's 11 (1960 film)
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Philip W. Anderson