Triple
T1992983
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David L. Goodstein |
E43291
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions)
Mechanical Universe is an educational television series produced by Caltech that uses animations, demonstrations, and historical context to teach university-level physics concepts.
|
E222670
|
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: Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions) | Statement: [David L. Goodstein, notableWork, Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions) Context triple: [David L. Goodstein, notableWork, Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions)]
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A.
Commentary on Newton's Principia
Commentary on Newton's Principia is Émilie du Châtelet’s influential French translation and elucidation of Isaac Newton’s Principia, which helped popularize and clarify Newtonian physics in the 18th century.
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B.
Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series)
Scientific American Frontiers is a science documentary television series, hosted for many years by Alan Alda, that explores cutting-edge research and technology in an accessible, conversational style.
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C.
NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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D.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
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E.
Carl Sagan Productions
Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
- 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: Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions) Triple: [David L. Goodstein, notableWork, Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions)]
Generated description
Mechanical Universe is an educational television series produced by Caltech that uses animations, demonstrations, and historical context to teach university-level physics concepts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechanical Universe (Caltech TV series contributions) Target entity description: Mechanical Universe is an educational television series produced by Caltech that uses animations, demonstrations, and historical context to teach university-level physics concepts.
-
A.
Commentary on Newton's Principia
Commentary on Newton's Principia is Émilie du Châtelet’s influential French translation and elucidation of Isaac Newton’s Principia, which helped popularize and clarify Newtonian physics in the 18th century.
-
B.
Scientific American Frontiers (related TV series)
Scientific American Frontiers is a science documentary television series, hosted for many years by Alan Alda, that explores cutting-edge research and technology in an accessible, conversational style.
-
C.
NOVA ScienceNow
NOVA ScienceNow is a television science newsmagazine series that explores cutting-edge developments in science and technology, notably hosted for several seasons by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
-
D.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a landmark 1980 science documentary television series that explores the universe, science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos, hosted and co-written by astronomer Carl Sagan.
-
E.
Carl Sagan Productions
Carl Sagan Productions is a media company founded by astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan, best known for producing educational science content such as the landmark television series "Cosmos."
- 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_69a88714cf2c819081644be450b8356e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb86275c88190bed869e9d3cf7ed5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:32 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae033a39d48190b6389e22de0d4418 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae04128e048190a6a36e528586445a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae049b7b1c81908bae4acd269ce36e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.