Triple
T1557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | IRE Medal of Honor |
E29
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
|
E12040
|
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: John R. Pierce | Statement: [IRE Medal of Honor, notableRecipient, John R. Pierce]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Pierce Context triple: [IRE Medal of Honor, notableRecipient, John R. Pierce]
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A.
Karl T. Compton
Karl T. Compton was an American physicist and influential science administrator who served as president of MIT and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific efforts during World War II.
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B.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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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.
Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
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E.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
- 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: John R. Pierce Triple: [IRE Medal of Honor, notableRecipient, John R. Pierce]
Generated description
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Pierce Target entity description: John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
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A.
Karl T. Compton
Karl T. Compton was an American physicist and influential science administrator who served as president of MIT and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific efforts during World War II.
-
B.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
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.
Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
-
E.
Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
- 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_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a230c560548190a57df2421e233775 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a284f6d1a88190b5e0adeb36cce8cd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a28596f88c81908467f780192a350b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2862ebdc4819086328fefd930d795 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.