Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto
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The Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto is a small residential outbuilding widely regarded as the birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP and began building their first electronic products.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9632305 — 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: Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto Context triple: [HP 200A audio oscillator, associatedWith, Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto]
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Xerox PARC
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Compaq Center at San Jose
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Stanford Research Park
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3Com Park at Candlestick Point
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Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory
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- 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: Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto Target entity description: The Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto is a small residential outbuilding widely regarded as the birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP and began building their first electronic products.
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A.
Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
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B.
Compaq Center at San Jose
Compaq Center at San Jose was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in San Jose, California, that served as the longtime home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
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C.
Stanford Research Park
Stanford Research Park is a pioneering technology and research business park closely affiliated with Stanford University and home to numerous major high-tech companies and startups.
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D.
3Com Park at Candlestick Point
3Com Park at Candlestick Point was the corporate-sponsored name used in the late 1990s and early 2000s for San Francisco’s historic Candlestick Park stadium, longtime home of the Giants and 49ers.
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E.
Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory
The Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory is a research group within Stanford University focused on advancing computer systems, including hardware, architecture, and related software technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
birthplace of Silicon Valley
ⓘ
garage ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century residential outbuilding ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Hewlett-Packard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
computing
ⓘ
electronics ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bill Hewlett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Packard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | residential use ⓘ |
| category |
company founding site
ⓘ
technology history site ⓘ |
| city | Palo Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Santa Clara County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentFunction | museum-like historic site ⓘ |
| era | Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundersWorkedHere |
Bill Hewlett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Packard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
California Historical Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationNumber | California Historical Landmark No. 976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palo Alto, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | founding of Hewlett-Packard ⓘ |
| notableFor | early high-tech entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| openToPublic | limited access ⓘ |
| originalFunction | residential garage ⓘ |
| owner | Hewlett-Packard (historical steward) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Addison Avenue residential property ⓘ |
| plaqueTextIncludes | Birthplace of Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | restored and preserved ⓘ |
| productDevelopedHere | HP Model 200A audio oscillator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
birthplace of Hewlett-Packard Company
ⓘ
symbol of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| streetAddress | 367 Addison Avenue ⓘ |
| symbolizes | startup culture in Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
electronics workshop
ⓘ
startup workspace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto Description of subject: The Hewlett-Packard garage in Palo Alto is a small residential outbuilding widely regarded as the birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HP and began building their first electronic products.
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