Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors)
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) honored the creators of the CT scanner, a groundbreaking medical imaging technology that revolutionized the diagnosis and study of diseases inside the human body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 | 1 |
| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3777638 — 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 Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) Context triple: [CT scanner, awarded, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors)]
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus was awarded for the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted into cancer-causing oncogenes.
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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.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak is the prestigious award given for groundbreaking discoveries in the life sciences, notably recognizing work on telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
- 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 Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) Target entity description: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) honored the creators of the CT scanner, a groundbreaking medical imaging technology that revolutionized the diagnosis and study of diseases inside the human body.
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A.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 with Harold E. Varmus was awarded for the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted into cancer-causing oncogenes.
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B.
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.
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C.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jack W. Szostak is the prestigious award given for groundbreaking discoveries in the life sciences, notably recognizing work on telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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D.
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is a prestigious American biomedical science prize often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize, honoring groundbreaking discoveries in fundamental medical research.
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E.
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals for lifetime contributions to medical science, including outstanding research, mentorship, and leadership in the biomedical community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| associatedField |
diagnostic medicine
ⓘ
medical imaging ⓘ radiology ⓘ |
| associatedInvention |
CT scanner
ⓘ
computed tomography scanner ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Allan Cormack
ⓘ
surface form:
Allan M. Cormack
Godfrey Hounsfield ⓘ
surface form:
Godfrey N. Hounsfield
|
| awardedBy |
Karolinska Institute
ⓘ
Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| category |
Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize
|
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfAwardCeremony | Sweden ⓘ |
| field | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| follows |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978
|
| hasLaureate |
Allan Cormack
ⓘ
surface form:
Allan M. Cormack
Godfrey Hounsfield ⓘ
surface form:
Godfrey N. Hounsfield
|
| hasNumberInSequence | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1979/summary/ ⓘ |
| honors |
development of computed tomography
ⓘ
medical imaging technology ⓘ |
| impact |
enabled non-invasive study of the human body
ⓘ
improved diagnosis of internal diseases ⓘ revolutionized medical imaging ⓘ |
| isAwardFor | discoveries of great importance in life sciences or medicine ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialAnnouncement |
English
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| laureateCount | 2 ⓘ |
| locationOfAwardCeremony | Stockholm ⓘ |
| partOf | Nobel Prize ⓘ |
| precedes |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1980
|
| reasonForAward |
for the development of computer assisted tomography
ⓘ
for the development of the CT scanner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) Description of subject: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979 (to its inventors) honored the creators of the CT scanner, a groundbreaking medical imaging technology that revolutionized the diagnosis and study of diseases inside the human body.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CT scanner
this entity surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979