Triple
T2228088
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kip Thorne |
E48699
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
|
E244850
|
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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech | Statement: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Context triple: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
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A.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
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B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
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C.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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D.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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E.
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- 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: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Triple: [Kip Thorne, positionHeld, Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech]
Generated description
The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech Target entity description: The Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in theoretical physics held by leading researchers such as gravitational physicist Kip Thorne.
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A.
MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
The MacAdams Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley is an endowed faculty chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s physics department, held by theoretical physicist Hitoshi Murayama.
-
B.
Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
-
C.
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
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D.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
-
E.
Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University
Eric Mazur is a Dutch-American physicist and educator renowned for pioneering peer instruction and innovative teaching methods in university physics education.
- 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.