Theodore Lyman (scientist)
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Theodore Lyman was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen, which played a key role in the development of quantum theory.
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| Theodore Lyman (scientist) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Theodore Lyman (scientist) Context triple: [Lyman family, hasNotableMember, Theodore Lyman (scientist)]
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Samuel DeWitt Proctor
Samuel DeWitt Proctor was an influential American Baptist minister, educator, and civil rights leader who served as a prominent pastor and public intellectual in the mid-20th century.
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Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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Dr. Emlen Physick Jr.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr. was a 19th-century physician and member of a prominent Philadelphia family who became known as the original owner and resident of the now-historic Victorian Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theodore Lyman (scientist) Target entity description: Theodore Lyman was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen, which played a key role in the development of quantum theory.
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A.
Samuel DeWitt Proctor
Samuel DeWitt Proctor was an influential American Baptist minister, educator, and civil rights leader who served as a prominent pastor and public intellectual in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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C.
Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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E.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr. was a 19th-century physician and member of a prominent Philadelphia family who became known as the original owner and resident of the now-historic Victorian Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ spectroscopist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Harvard College Observatory ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| awardReceived | Rumford Prize ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of quantum theory
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understanding of atomic spectra ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| discovered |
Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum
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surface form:
Lyman series of hydrogen
ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Lyman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atomic physics
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physics ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore ⓘ |
| hasBibliographyItem | Theodore Lyman, The Spectroscopy of the Extreme Ultra-Violet (monograph) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Niels Bohr’s atomic model
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early quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| inspired | later spectroscopic studies of atoms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum
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surface form:
Lyman series
discovery of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen ⓘ work on ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name |
Theodore Lyman III
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surface form:
Theodore Lyman
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| notableAchievement | first systematic observation of hydrogen spectrum in the far ultraviolet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Studies of the hydrogen spectrum in the ultraviolet
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The Spectroscopy of the Extreme Ultra-Violet ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university professor ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
atomic emission lines
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extreme ultraviolet spectrum ⓘ |
| studied |
hydrogen atom
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ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | at Harvard University (various mentors) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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