Triple
T1658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edison Medal |
E31
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John R. Pierce |
E12040
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: [Edison Medal, hasRecipient, John R. Pierce]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Pierce Context triple: [Edison Medal, hasRecipient, John R. Pierce]
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A.
John R. Pierce
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
Jerome Wiesner
Jerome Wiesner was an American engineer, science advisor to President John F. Kennedy, and influential MIT president known for his leadership in science policy and technology innovation.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a232e673a881909276dbf9c37bbff6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2a3cd69288190b2321a4478699c56 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 8:14 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.