David Bohm
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David Bohm was a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum theory, including the causal (pilot-wave) interpretation of quantum mechanics and contributions to the philosophy of physics and consciousness.
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| David Bohm canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4388558 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Bohm Context triple: [Yakir Aharonov, doctoralAdvisor, David Bohm]
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Yakir Aharonov
Yakir Aharonov is an Israeli theoretical physicist renowned for his work on quantum mechanics, particularly the Aharonov–Bohm effect and the foundations of quantum theory.
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David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
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Niven Busch
Niven Busch was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his work on hardboiled crime and film noir adaptations in Hollywood’s classic era.
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D.
Nathan Rosen
Nathan Rosen was an Israeli-American theoretical physicist best known for co-authoring the Einstein–Rosen paper that introduced the concept of wormholes in general relativity.
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Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the founders of quantum mechanics and for formulating the Schrödinger equation and the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Bohm Target entity description: David Bohm was a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum theory, including the causal (pilot-wave) interpretation of quantum mechanics and contributions to the philosophy of physics and consciousness.
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Yakir Aharonov
Yakir Aharonov is an Israeli theoretical physicist renowned for his work on quantum mechanics, particularly the Aharonov–Bohm effect and the foundations of quantum theory.
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B.
David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
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C.
Niven Busch
Niven Busch was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his work on hardboiled crime and film noir adaptations in Hollywood’s classic era.
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D.
Nathan Rosen
Nathan Rosen was an Israeli-American theoretical physicist best known for co-authoring the Einstein–Rosen paper that introduced the concept of wormholes in general relativity.
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E.
Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the founders of quantum mechanics and for formulating the Schrödinger equation and the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Basil Hiley
NERFINISHED
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F. David Peat NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiddu Krishnamurti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Brazil
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-10-27 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | J. Robert Oppenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Pennsylvania State College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Birkbeck, University of London
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ Technion – Israel Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bohm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
consciousness studies
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philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Basil Hiley
NERFINISHED
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F. David Peat NERFINISHED ⓘ philosophy of consciousness ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Einstein
NERFINISHED
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Niels Bohr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bohm diffusion
NERFINISHED
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Bohmian mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ Bohm–Aharonov effect NERFINISHED ⓘ causal interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ holomovement NERFINISHED ⓘ implicate order ⓘ pilot-wave interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ writings on consciousness ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
nonlocality in quantum mechanics
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relationship between mind and matter ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| movement | interpretations of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Causality and Chance in Modern Physics
NERFINISHED
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Quantum Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Science, Order, and Creativity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Undivided Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ Thought as a System NERFINISHED ⓘ Wholeness and the Implicate Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jewish background ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: David Bohm Description of subject: David Bohm was a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum theory, including the causal (pilot-wave) interpretation of quantum mechanics and contributions to the philosophy of physics and consciousness.
Referenced by (8)
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