Triple

T2442996
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shockley–Queisser limit E53321 entity
Predicate wasIntroducedBy P632 FINISHED
Object William Shockley E8094 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: William Shockley | Statement: [Shockley–Queisser limit, wasIntroducedBy, William Shockley]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shockley
Context triple: [Shockley–Queisser limit, wasIntroducedBy, William Shockley]
  • A. William Shockley chosen
    William Shockley was an American physicist and co-inventor of the transistor whose work helped launch the field of solid-state electronics and earned him a share of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • B. William R. Shockley
    William R. Shockley was a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during World War II.
  • C. Jean Hoerni
    Jean Hoerni was a Swiss-born physicist and engineer best known for inventing the planar process, a foundational technology that enabled the modern semiconductor and integrated circuit industry.
  • D. Walter Brattain
    Walter Brattain was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known as one of the co-inventors of the transistor.
  • E. Jack S. Kilby
    Jack S. Kilby was an American electrical engineer and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the integrated circuit, a breakthrough that revolutionized modern electronics.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: wasIntroducedBy
Context triple: [Shockley–Queisser limit, wasIntroducedBy, William Shockley]
  • A. firstAnnouncedBy
    Indicates that one entity is the original source or originator that publicly disclosed, reported, or made known another entity or item for the first time.
  • B. wasInventedBy chosen
    Indicates that something (typically an object, concept, or process) was created or brought into existence by a particular inventor or originator.
  • C. introducedFor
    Indicates that one entity was presented or brought to the attention of another entity for a specific purpose or role.
  • D. introducedAsBrandBy
    Indicates that one entity was presented or launched to the public or a market as a brand by another entity.
  • E. introducedDuring
    Indicates that one entity was first brought into existence, use, or awareness within the time period, event, or context specified by the other entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69ab495b6dac8190ac82661aa1452222 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abcabf477081908512df63ac1a6414 completed March 7, 2026, 6:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1f80d81c8190990b5037bb09b8db completed March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abc5ad8e588190b97c4cd7cf575043 completed March 7, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.