Triple
T14695
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lemelson-MIT Prize |
E293
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Langer
Robert Langer is a pioneering American chemical engineer and prolific inventor renowned for his groundbreaking work in drug delivery and tissue engineering, making him one of the most cited and influential scientists in history.
|
E7427
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Robert Langer | Statement: [Lemelson-MIT Prize, notableRecipient, Robert Langer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Langer Context triple: [Lemelson-MIT Prize, notableRecipient, Robert Langer]
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A.
Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the Segway and numerous medical technologies, and for founding the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science and engineering.
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B.
Jerome H. Lemelson
Jerome H. Lemelson was a prolific American inventor and patent holder known for his numerous innovations across diverse technological fields and for endowing major awards that support invention and entrepreneurship.
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C.
James R. Killian Jr.
James R. Killian Jr. was an American engineer and educator who served as president of MIT and as the first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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D.
Frances Arnold
Frances Arnold is an American chemical engineer and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the directed evolution of enzymes, revolutionizing fields from green chemistry to biotechnology.
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E.
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Robert Langer Triple: [Lemelson-MIT Prize, notableRecipient, Robert Langer]
Generated description
Robert Langer is a pioneering American chemical engineer and prolific inventor renowned for his groundbreaking work in drug delivery and tissue engineering, making him one of the most cited and influential scientists in history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Langer Target entity description: Robert Langer is a pioneering American chemical engineer and prolific inventor renowned for his groundbreaking work in drug delivery and tissue engineering, making him one of the most cited and influential scientists in history.
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A.
Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the Segway and numerous medical technologies, and for founding the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science and engineering.
-
B.
Jerome H. Lemelson
Jerome H. Lemelson was a prolific American inventor and patent holder known for his numerous innovations across diverse technological fields and for endowing major awards that support invention and entrepreneurship.
-
C.
James R. Killian Jr.
James R. Killian Jr. was an American engineer and educator who served as president of MIT and as the first Special Assistant for Science and Technology to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
-
D.
Frances Arnold
Frances Arnold is an American chemical engineer and Nobel laureate renowned for pioneering the directed evolution of enzymes, revolutionizing fields from green chemistry to biotechnology.
-
E.
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2400257208190b3cd87ad2a06c18f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a25aadb9ac8190b35b13454e86df76 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba5676881908ac366ed6c0e0d1b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25f907d908190a3aafe250cf58919 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.