Triple
T244310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michelson–Morley experiment |
E5002
|
entity |
| Predicate | conductedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Albert A. Michelson
Albert A. Michelson was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his precise measurements of the speed of light and foundational contributions to experimental physics.
|
E35417
|
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: Albert A. Michelson | Statement: [Michelson–Morley experiment, conductedBy, Albert A. Michelson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert A. Michelson Context triple: [Michelson–Morley experiment, conductedBy, Albert A. Michelson]
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A.
Percy W. Bridgman
Percy W. Bridgman was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in high-pressure physics and for developing the philosophical approach known as operationalism.
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B.
Arthur E. Kennelly
Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.
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C.
George Ellery Hale
George Ellery Hale was an influential American solar astronomer and observatory builder who pioneered modern astrophysics and led the creation of several of the world’s largest telescopes.
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D.
Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves, laying the experimental foundation for modern radio and wireless communication.
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E.
James Franck
James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
- 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: Albert A. Michelson Triple: [Michelson–Morley experiment, conductedBy, Albert A. Michelson]
Generated description
Albert A. Michelson was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his precise measurements of the speed of light and foundational contributions to experimental physics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert A. Michelson Target entity description: Albert A. Michelson was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his precise measurements of the speed of light and foundational contributions to experimental physics.
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A.
Percy W. Bridgman
Percy W. Bridgman was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in high-pressure physics and for developing the philosophical approach known as operationalism.
-
B.
Arthur E. Kennelly
Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.
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C.
George Ellery Hale
George Ellery Hale was an influential American solar astronomer and observatory builder who pioneered modern astrophysics and led the creation of several of the world’s largest telescopes.
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D.
Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves, laying the experimental foundation for modern radio and wireless communication.
-
E.
James Franck
James Franck was a German-born physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for the Franck–Hertz experiment and his later work on the Manhattan Project in the United States.
- 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_69a257c3d0708190b0871c4269d273e6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d10ac248190a98dedabf5358668 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38f4e35688190b8c8714c7f06c6ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a390159ac08190892a67e906b33df3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3907070fc8190891fac451c8f7fad |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.