"The Builders of the Bridge"
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"The Builders of the Bridge" is a book by civil engineer David B. Steinman that chronicles the design, construction, and human drama behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Builders of the Bridge" canonical | 1 |
| The Builders of the Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4259232 — 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: "The Builders of the Bridge" Context triple: [David B. Steinman, notableWork, "The Builders of the Bridge"]
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A.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
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B.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
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C.
City of Bridges
City of Bridges is a nickname for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, highlighting its unusually large number of river-spanning bridges and distinctive topography.
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D.
Three Bridges
Three Bridges is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
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E.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an American crime drama television series in which Diane Kruger stars as a brilliant but socially awkward detective investigating cross-border murders on the U.S.–Mexico frontier.
- 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: "The Builders of the Bridge" Target entity description: "The Builders of the Bridge" is a book by civil engineer David B. Steinman that chronicles the design, construction, and human drama behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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A.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
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B.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
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C.
City of Bridges
City of Bridges is a nickname for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, highlighting its unusually large number of river-spanning bridges and distinctive topography.
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D.
Three Bridges
Three Bridges is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
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E.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an American crime drama television series in which Diane Kruger stars as a brilliant but socially awkward detective investigating cross-border murders on the U.S.–Mexico frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
ⓘ
design of the Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ human drama behind the Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ |
| author | David B. Steinman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
caisson construction
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construction hazards ⓘ political challenges of large infrastructure projects ⓘ suspension bridge engineering ⓘ |
| genre |
engineering history
ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressControlNumber | 45008077 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 1047695 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical accounts of Emily Warren Roebling
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biographical accounts of John A. Roebling ⓘ biographical accounts of Washington Roebling ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of the Brooklyn Bridge’s construction history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ |
| pageCount | 262 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt, Brace and Company
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linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
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| setIn |
19th century
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New York City ⓘ |
| subjectOf | reviews in engineering journals ⓘ |
| subtitle |
The Story of John Roebling and His Son
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linked to:
The Great Bridge
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| title |
The Builders of the Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
"The Builders of the Bridge"
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The Builders of the Bridge" Description of subject: "The Builders of the Bridge" is a book by civil engineer David B. Steinman that chronicles the design, construction, and human drama behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"The Builders of the Bridge"
linked to: "The Builders of the Bridge"