Mark Weiser
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Mark Weiser was an American computer scientist best known as the pioneering visionary of ubiquitous computing, whose ideas profoundly shaped the future of human-computer interaction.
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| Mark Weiser canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9809478 — 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: Mark Weiser Context triple: [Mark Weiser Award, namedAfter, Mark Weiser]
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Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte is an American architect and technology visionary best known as the founding director of the MIT Media Lab and a prominent advocate for the digital revolution.
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B.
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
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C.
Steven K. Feiner
Steven K. Feiner is a computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics and augmented reality, including influential textbooks and research on user interfaces and visualization.
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D.
Mitchell Baker
Mitchell Baker is an American business leader and open-source advocate best known as the longtime chair and former CEO of Mozilla, where she has guided the development of the Firefox web browser and the organization’s internet-for-good mission.
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E.
Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
- 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: Mark Weiser Target entity description: Mark Weiser was an American computer scientist best known as the pioneering visionary of ubiquitous computing, whose ideas profoundly shaped the future of human-computer interaction.
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A.
Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte is an American architect and technology visionary best known as the founding director of the MIT Media Lab and a prominent advocate for the digital revolution.
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B.
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
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C.
Steven K. Feiner
Steven K. Feiner is a computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics and augmented reality, including influential textbooks and research on user interfaces and visualization.
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D.
Mitchell Baker
Mitchell Baker is an American business leader and open-source advocate best known as the longtime chair and former CEO of Mozilla, where she has guided the development of the Firefox web browser and the organization’s internet-for-good mission.
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E.
Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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human ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in computer and communication sciences ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-04-27 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneering visionary of ubiquitous computing ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New College of Florida
NERFINISHED
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | Xerox PARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Weiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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distributed systems ⓘ human–computer interaction ⓘ ubiquitous computing ⓘ |
| fullName | Mark D. Weiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | computer science ⓘ |
| hasChild | two daughters ⓘ |
| hasEmployerType | industrial research laboratory ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Some Computer Science Issues in Ubiquitous Computing (CACM, 1993)
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The Computer for the 21st Century (Scientific American, 1991) NERFINISHED ⓘ The World Is Not a Desktop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
human–computer interaction design
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pervasive computing ⓘ ubiquitous computing research community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering ubiquitous computing
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research at Xerox PARC ⓘ visionary work in human–computer interaction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
calm technology
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tabs pads and boards device vision ⓘ ubiquitous computing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Some Computer Science Issues in Ubiquitous Computing
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The Computer for the 21st Century NERFINISHED ⓘ ubiquitous computing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harvey, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief technologist at Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joyce Weiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Palo Alto, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Weiser Description of subject: Mark Weiser was an American computer scientist best known as the pioneering visionary of ubiquitous computing, whose ideas profoundly shaped the future of human-computer interaction.
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