Triple
T18227553
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tom Kilburn |
E436457
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Williams–Kilburn tube |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Williams–Kilburn tube | Statement: [Tom Kilburn, notableWork, Williams–Kilburn tube]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williams–Kilburn tube Context triple: [Tom Kilburn, notableWork, Williams–Kilburn tube]
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A.
Williams–Kilburn tube
chosen
The Williams–Kilburn tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on its screen.
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B.
Z4 computer
The Z4 computer was an early electromechanical, programmable computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse and is considered one of the first commercially used computers in history.
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C.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
ORDVAC
ORDVAC was an early stored-program electronic computer built for the U.S. Army that helped pioneer modern computer architecture and numerical computation.
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E.
MONIAC hydraulic computer
The MONIAC hydraulic computer is an analog machine that uses flowing water through tanks and pipes to simulate and visualize the behavior of a national economy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4f4b0ed5c819096f4fd3a8debc1a4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.