COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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COSI (Center of Science and Industry) is a large interactive science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio, known for hands-on exhibits and educational programs in science, technology, and industry.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| COSI | 3 |
| COSI (Center of Science and Industry) canonical | 1 |
| COSI Columbus | 1 |
| Center of Science and Industry | 1 |
| Discovery City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398314 — 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: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) Context triple: [Columbus, Ohio, hasCulturalInstitution, COSI (Center of Science and Industry)]
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A.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is a major science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, featuring interactive exhibits, a planetarium, and educational programs for visitors of all ages.
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Sciencenter
Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York, featuring interactive exhibits and educational programs for children and families.
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C.
Bradbury Science Museum
The Bradbury Science Museum is a public museum in Los Alamos that showcases the history, science, and technology of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, including its role in the Manhattan Project and ongoing research.
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Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is an interactive science and technology museum in Tampa known for its hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and immersive STEM experiences for visitors of all ages.
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E.
Connecticut Science Center
The Connecticut Science Center is a hands-on science museum and educational facility in downtown Hartford featuring interactive exhibits, programs, and events focused on science, technology, engineering, and math.
- 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: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) Target entity description: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) is a large interactive science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio, known for hands-on exhibits and educational programs in science, technology, and industry.
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A.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is a major science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, featuring interactive exhibits, a planetarium, and educational programs for visitors of all ages.
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B.
Sciencenter
Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York, featuring interactive exhibits and educational programs for children and families.
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C.
Bradbury Science Museum
The Bradbury Science Museum is a public museum in Los Alamos that showcases the history, science, and technology of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, including its role in the Manhattan Project and ongoing research.
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D.
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is an interactive science and technology museum in Tampa known for its hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and immersive STEM experiences for visitors of all ages.
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E.
Connecticut Science Center
The Connecticut Science Center is a hands-on science museum and educational facility in downtown Hartford featuring interactive exhibits, programs, and events focused on science, technology, engineering, and math.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's museum
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educational institution ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ science museum ⓘ |
| buildingPreviouslyOccupiedBy | Central High School (Columbus, Ohio) ⓘ |
| category |
Museums in Columbus, Ohio
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Science museums in Ohio ⓘ Tourist attractions in Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| city | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentLocation | 333 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
engineering
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industry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| formerLocation | 280 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| founded | 1964 ⓘ |
| founder | Franklin County Historical Society ⓘ |
| fullName |
COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Center of Science and Industry
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| governance | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
labs and workshops
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large-format theater ⓘ live science shows ⓘ permanent exhibits ⓘ planetarium ⓘ traveling exhibits ⓘ |
| hasMission | to engage, inspire, and transform lives and communities by being the best partner in science, technology, and industry learning ⓘ |
| hasType |
hands-on science center
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interactive museum ⓘ |
| knownFor |
STEM education
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family-oriented activities ⓘ hands-on exhibits ⓘ interactive learning ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbus, Ohio
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| offers |
educational programs
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outreach programs ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ school field trips ⓘ science demonstrations ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1964-03-29 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Ohio
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Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relocated | 1999 ⓘ |
| serves |
children
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families ⓘ general public ⓘ school groups ⓘ |
| shortName |
COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
self-link
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surface form:
COSI
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| state | Ohio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) Description of subject: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) is a large interactive science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio, known for hands-on exhibits and educational programs in science, technology, and industry.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Discovery City
COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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fullName
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COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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subject surface form:
COSI
this entity surface form:
Center of Science and Industry
COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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shortName
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COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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subject surface form:
COSI
this entity surface form:
COSI
280 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
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formerOccupantAbbreviation
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COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
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this entity surface form:
COSI
subject surface form:
Center of Science and Industry
this entity surface form:
COSI
this entity surface form:
COSI Columbus