Triple
T3470726
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alvin M. Weinberg |
E73251
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entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer
*The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer* is a memoir by nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg reflecting on the development, promise, and challenges of nuclear energy in the mid-20th century.
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E360956
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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: The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer | Statement: [Alvin M. Weinberg, authorOf, The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer Context triple: [Alvin M. Weinberg, authorOf, The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer]
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A.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
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B.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb is Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that traces the scientific, political, and human story behind the development of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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C.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin that chronicles the life, scientific achievements, and political downfall of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project.
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D.
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
"Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity" is a historical and economic analysis that examines how technological advances have shaped inequality, political power, and shared prosperity over the past millennium.
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E.
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb is a historical nonfiction book that examines the lives, motivations, and moral dilemmas of the key scientists behind the creation of the first atomic bomb.
- 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: The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer Triple: [Alvin M. Weinberg, authorOf, The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer]
Generated description
*The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer* is a memoir by nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg reflecting on the development, promise, and challenges of nuclear energy in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer Target entity description: *The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer* is a memoir by nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg reflecting on the development, promise, and challenges of nuclear energy in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
-
B.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb is Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that traces the scientific, political, and human story behind the development of nuclear weapons during World War II.
-
C.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin that chronicles the life, scientific achievements, and political downfall of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project.
-
D.
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
"Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity" is a historical and economic analysis that examines how technological advances have shaped inequality, political power, and shared prosperity over the past millennium.
-
E.
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb is a historical nonfiction book that examines the lives, motivations, and moral dilemmas of the key scientists behind the creation of the first atomic bomb.
- 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_69ad85b2fed48190948c8765e453d270 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbb3af0cc81909e575828caeaeae0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3680dd2c48190a06c5c320a06a71a |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b36937ac4481909e1c90912b70e886 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b36997650c8190be5e9c78b5174187 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.