Maria Goeppert Mayer Award
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The Maria Goeppert Mayer Award is an American Physical Society prize that recognizes outstanding early-career women physicists for exceptional research achievements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maria Goeppert Mayer Award canonical | 2 |
| Maria Goeppert Mayer APS Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66045 — 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: Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Context triple: [APS Prizes and Awards, notableExample, Maria Goeppert Mayer Award]
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A.
Hans A. Bethe Prize
The Hans A. Bethe Prize is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding work in astrophysics, nuclear physics, or related fields, honoring the legacy of physicist Hans Bethe.
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B.
Enrico Fermi Award
The Enrico Fermi Award is one of the United States government’s oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors, recognizing exceptional lifetime achievements in the development, use, or control of nuclear energy.
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C.
John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
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D.
J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in theoretical particle physics.
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E.
Albert Einstein Award
The Albert Einstein Award is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and fundamental scientific research.
- 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: Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Target entity description: The Maria Goeppert Mayer Award is an American Physical Society prize that recognizes outstanding early-career women physicists for exceptional research achievements.
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A.
Hans A. Bethe Prize
The Hans A. Bethe Prize is an American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding work in astrophysics, nuclear physics, or related fields, honoring the legacy of physicist Hans Bethe.
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B.
Enrico Fermi Award
The Enrico Fermi Award is one of the United States government’s oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors, recognizing exceptional lifetime achievements in the development, use, or control of nuclear energy.
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C.
John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences
The John J. Carty Award of the National Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for notable contributions to a specific field of science.
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D.
J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding achievements in theoretical particle physics.
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E.
Albert Einstein Award
The Albert Einstein Award is a prestigious scientific honor recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and fundamental scientific research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Physical Society prize
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physics award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage women to pursue careers in physics
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recognize early-career achievement in physics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Physical Society Committee on the Status of Women in Physics
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APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics ⓘ
surface form:
American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
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| awardedFor |
exceptional research achievements in physics
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outstanding contributions to physics research ⓘ |
| category |
American science and technology awards
ⓘ
physics awards ⓘ women in science awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| discipline | physical sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility |
early-career physicists
ⓘ
women physicists ⓘ |
| field | physics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | early-career women physicists ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MGM Award ⓘ |
| hasCareerStageFocus | early-career ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | female ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| honors |
research excellence
ⓘ
women in physics ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
ⓘ
surface form:
American Physical Society honors and prizes
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| namedAfter | Maria Goeppert Mayer ⓘ |
| namedAfterAward | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| namedAfterAwardYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| namedAfterNotableFor | nuclear shell model ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| organizer | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| recognizes | individual researchers ⓘ |
| sponsorType | professional society ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Description of subject: The Maria Goeppert Mayer Award is an American Physical Society prize that recognizes outstanding early-career women physicists for exceptional research achievements.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maria Goeppert Mayer APS Award