Richard E. Stearns
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Richard E. Stearns is an American computer scientist best known for co-developing the theory of computational complexity, including the foundational time hierarchy theorem.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard E. Stearns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5335948 — 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: Richard E. Stearns Context triple: [EATCS Award, notableRecipient, Richard E. Stearns]
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A.
Robert B. Stearns
Robert B. Stearns was an American financier best known as a co-founder of the Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns.
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B.
Richard H. Stahlman
Richard H. Stahlman was an academic mentor and doctoral advisor known for supervising Herbert Boyer, a pioneering figure in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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C.
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
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D.
Douglas H. Wheelock
Douglas H. Wheelock is a NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel known for his spaceflights on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, including serving as commander of Expedition 25.
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E.
Ronald W. Browne
Ronald W. Browne is a film cinematographer best known for his work on the comedy western "Three Amigos."
- 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: Richard E. Stearns Target entity description: Richard E. Stearns is an American computer scientist best known for co-developing the theory of computational complexity, including the foundational time hierarchy theorem.
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A.
Robert B. Stearns
Robert B. Stearns was an American financier best known as a co-founder of the Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns.
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B.
Richard H. Stahlman
Richard H. Stahlman was an academic mentor and doctoral advisor known for supervising Herbert Boyer, a pioneering figure in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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C.
Neil A. Machlis
Neil A. Machlis is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the classic road-trip film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
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D.
Douglas H. Wheelock
Douglas H. Wheelock is a NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel known for his spaceflights on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, including serving as commander of Expedition 25.
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E.
Ronald W. Browne
Ronald W. Browne is a film cinematographer best known for his work on the comedy western "Three Amigos."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ theoretical computer scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gödel Prize
NERFINISHED
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Turing Award ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Juris Hartmanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John W. Tukey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carnegie Mellon University
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | University at Albany, SUNY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stearns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computational complexity theory
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computer science ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complexity classes and time bounds
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formalization of algorithmic complexity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association for Computing Machinery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Richard Edwin Stearns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-developing the theory of computational complexity
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time hierarchy theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Juris Hartmanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | On the Computational Complexity of Algorithms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| thesisSubject | game theory ⓘ |
| thesisTitle | Three-person cooperative games without side payments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard E. Stearns Description of subject: Richard E. Stearns is an American computer scientist best known for co-developing the theory of computational complexity, including the foundational time hierarchy theorem.
Referenced by (1)
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