Triple
T353528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oersted Medal |
E7493
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gerhard Herzberg
Gerhard Herzberg was a German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist renowned for his pioneering work in molecular spectroscopy, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
|
E50685
|
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: Gerhard Herzberg | Statement: [Oersted Medal, hasRecipient, Gerhard Herzberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Herzberg Context triple: [Oersted Medal, hasRecipient, Gerhard Herzberg]
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A.
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe was a German-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on nuclear reactions in stars and his leadership in nuclear physics research during World War II and beyond.
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B.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
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C.
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.
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D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
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E.
Arnold Sommerfeld
Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneering German theoretical physicist whose work in atomic and quantum theory significantly shaped modern physics and influenced generations of prominent scientists.
- 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: Gerhard Herzberg Triple: [Oersted Medal, hasRecipient, Gerhard Herzberg]
Generated description
Gerhard Herzberg was a German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist renowned for his pioneering work in molecular spectroscopy, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerhard Herzberg Target entity description: Gerhard Herzberg was a German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist renowned for his pioneering work in molecular spectroscopy, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
-
A.
Hans Bethe
Hans Bethe was a German-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on nuclear reactions in stars and his leadership in nuclear physics research during World War II and beyond.
-
B.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Detlev W. Bronk
Detlev W. Bronk was an influential American scientist and educator known as a pioneer of biophysics and a prominent leader in national science policy.
-
E.
Arnold Sommerfeld
Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneering German theoretical physicist whose work in atomic and quantum theory significantly shaped modern physics and influenced generations of prominent scientists.
- 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb80f524819093f4c2c18c3d615f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4103814b4819095c9e8c6c3702d96 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a41081bef48190beb03b5b1ce55784 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a410d633f48190ab4c0b5076d746e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.