Frank Tipler

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American scientist cosmologist mathematical physicist person physicist

Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Frank J. Tipler	7
Frank Tipler canonical	2
Frank Jennings Tipler	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T245900 — 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: Frank Tipler
Context triple: [Fermi paradox, hasNotableProponent, Frank Tipler]

A. Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
B. Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
C. John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler was a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics, general relativity, and nuclear physics, and for coining influential terms such as "black hole."
D. Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
E. Frank White
Frank White is an alias of The Notorious B.I.G., the influential Brooklyn-born rapper widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in hip-hop history.
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: Frank Tipler
Target entity description: Frank Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist known for his controversial ideas on the Fermi paradox, the Omega Point theory, and the intersection of physics with theology.

A. Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
B. Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
C. John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler was a prominent American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in quantum mechanics, general relativity, and nuclear physics, and for coining influential terms such as "black hole."
D. Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
E. Frank White
Frank White is an alias of The Notorious B.I.G., the influential Brooklyn-born rapper widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in hip-hop history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American scientist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ mathematical physicist ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ
coAuthor	John D. Barrow ⓘ
controversialFor	mixing theological claims with physical cosmology ⓘ strong form of the anthropic principle ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
coWrote	anthropic principle ⓘ surface form: The Anthropic Cosmological Principle
doctoralAdvisor	John Archibald Wheeler ⓘ
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of Maryland ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
employer	Tulane University ⓘ
familyName	Tipler ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cosmology ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ science and religion ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
givenName	Frank ⓘ
knownFor	Omega Point ⓘ surface form: Omega Point theory Tipler cylinder concept in general relativity ⓘ arguments about physics and theology ⓘ work on the Fermi paradox ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
name	Frank Tipler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Frank Jennings Tipler
notableWork	anthropic principle ⓘ surface form: The Anthropic Cosmological Principle The Physics of Christianity ⓘ The Physics of Immortality ⓘ
occupation	cosmologist ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ
positionHeld	Professor of Mathematical Physics at Tulane University ⓘ
publication	anthropic principle ⓘ surface form: The Anthropic Cosmological Principle The Physics of Christianity ⓘ The Physics of Immortality ⓘ
religiousView	Christianity-related interpretations of physics ⓘ
researchInterest	anthropic principle ⓘ general relativity ⓘ global properties of spacetime ⓘ singularity theorems ⓘ
theoryDeveloped	Omega Point ⓘ surface form: Omega Point cosmology
viewOnFermiParadox	argues that absence of extraterrestrials has theological implications ⓘ
viewOnImmortality	proposes physical mechanism for resurrection via Omega Point ⓘ
workLocation	New Orleans ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fermi paradox → hasNotableProponent → Frank Tipler ⓘ

Great Silence → discussedBy → Frank Tipler ⓘ

Frank Tipler → name → Frank Tipler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frank Jennings Tipler

anthropic principle → discussedBy → Frank Tipler ⓘ