Triple

T22550120
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lisa Randall E557535 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World” is a popular science book by theoretical physicist Lisa Randall that explores cutting-edge physics and explains how scientific reasoning shapes our understanding of the universe and contemporary society.
E1541513 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: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World” | Statement: [Lisa Randall, notableWork, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”
Context triple: [Lisa Randall, notableWork, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”]
  • A. The World According to Physics
    The World According to Physics is a popular science book by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explains the fundamental principles and discoveries of modern physics for a general audience.
  • B. The Faith of a Physicist
    The Faith of a Physicist is a book by physicist-turned-Anglican-priest John Polkinghorne that explores the compatibility of Christian theology with modern scientific understanding.
  • C. Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
    Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
  • D. The Elegant Universe
    The Elegant Universe is a popular science book by physicist Brian Greene that introduces string theory and explores its implications for unifying the fundamental forces of nature.
  • E. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
    "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe" is a popular science book that chronicles the lives, rivalries, and discoveries of cosmologists as they seek to understand the origin and fate of the universe.
  • 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: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”
Triple: [Lisa Randall, notableWork, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”]
Generated description
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World” is a popular science book by theoretical physicist Lisa Randall that explores cutting-edge physics and explains how scientific reasoning shapes our understanding of the universe and contemporary society.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World”
Target entity description: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World” is a popular science book by theoretical physicist Lisa Randall that explores cutting-edge physics and explains how scientific reasoning shapes our understanding of the universe and contemporary society.
  • A. The World According to Physics
    The World According to Physics is a popular science book by physicist Jim Al-Khalili that explains the fundamental principles and discoveries of modern physics for a general audience.
  • B. The Faith of a Physicist
    The Faith of a Physicist is a book by physicist-turned-Anglican-priest John Polkinghorne that explores the compatibility of Christian theology with modern scientific understanding.
  • C. Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
    Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
  • D. The Elegant Universe
    The Elegant Universe is a popular science book by physicist Brian Greene that introduces string theory and explores its implications for unifying the fundamental forces of nature.
  • E. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe
    "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe" is a popular science book that chronicles the lives, rivalries, and discoveries of cosmologists as they seek to understand the origin and fate of the universe.
  • 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_69e11e59db848190b4272ecd2b690ffd completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15f74512c8190b5369e19a4bc6325 completed April 29, 2026, 1:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b1deea53881909a0a2ffbcceb6ea7 completed May 18, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b1eac7c448190992542de2c156b05 completed May 18, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b1f3db4748190980d183b81c3ea43 completed May 18, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.