Nobel Prize in Physics

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Nobel Prize international award science award

The Nobel Prize in Physics is one of the most prestigious international awards, honoring groundbreaking contributions to the field of physics.

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Label	Occurrences
Nobel Prize in Physics canonical	408
ノーベル物理学賞	4
2019 Nobel Prize in Physics	3
Nobel Prize in Physics 1915	3
1969 Nobel Prize in Physics	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 1956	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 1965	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 1972	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 1989	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 1990	2
Nobel Prize in Physics 2008	2
1903 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1909 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1922 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1961 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1975 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1985 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
1988 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2001 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2008 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2015 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2017 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2018 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
2021 Nobel Prize in Physics	1
Einstein’s Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 (photoelectric effect)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics (James Peebles, 2019)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics (Richard Feynman)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with Sheldon Cooper)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics (via C. V. Raman)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1902	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1910	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1912	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1922	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1923 to Robert A. Millikan	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1925	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 for C. V. Raman	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1939	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1944	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1951 to Cockcroft and Walton	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1952	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1957 for Lee and Yang	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 1984	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2001	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2002	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2006	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 for COBE results	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 (via work of Charles K. Kao)	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2014	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2015	1
Nobel Prize in Physics 2018	1
Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of W and Z bosons	1
Nobel Prize in Physics with Henry W. Kendall	1
诺贝尔物理学奖	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15908 — 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: Nobel Prize in Physics
Context triple: [Albert Einstein, awardReceived, Nobel Prize in Physics]

A. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is a prestigious international award presented annually for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine.
B. National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
C. Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five original Nobel Prizes, awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to peace and the resolution of conflicts worldwide.
D. Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature is a prestigious international award presented annually to an author whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to the field of literature.
E. Abel Prize
The Abel Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, often likened to a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics," given annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific work in 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: Nobel Prize in Physics
Target entity description: The Nobel Prize in Physics is one of the most prestigious international awards, honoring groundbreaking contributions to the field of physics.

A. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is a prestigious international award presented annually for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine.
B. National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
C. Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five original Nobel Prizes, awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to peace and the resolution of conflicts worldwide.
D. Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature is a prestigious international award presented annually to an author whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to the field of literature.
E. Abel Prize
The Abel Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, often likened to a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics," given annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific work in the field.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel Prize ⓘ international award ⓘ science award ⓘ
administeredBy	Nobel Foundation ⓘ
awardedFor	the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ⓘ
awardingBody	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
awardReason	groundbreaking discoveries in physics ⓘ outstanding contributions to physics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Sweden ⓘ
eligibility	individuals ⓘ living persons ⓘ maximum three laureates per year ⓘ
establishedBy	will of Alfred Nobel ⓘ
field	physics ⓘ
firstAwarded	1901 ⓘ
foundedBy	Alfred Nobel ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasCategory	astrophysics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ experimental physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Stockholm ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
inception	1895 ⓘ
includes	diploma ⓘ gold medal ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	English ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
locationOfAwardCeremony	Stockholm ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
monetaryComponent	cash prize ⓘ
namedAfter	Alfred Nobel ⓘ
notableLaureate	Abdus Salam ⓘ Albert Einstein ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ Marie Curie ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ Peter Higgs ⓘ Richard Feynman ⓘ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ
partOf	Nobel Prize ⓘ surface form: Nobel Prizes
presentedBy	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
prestige	one of the most prestigious awards in science ⓘ
selectionCommittee	Nobel Committee for Physics ⓘ
selectionProcess	nomination and peer review ⓘ
sponsor	Nobel Foundation ⓘ
typicalAnnouncementMonth	October ⓘ
typicalAwardDate	10 December ⓘ

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