Triple
T4097215
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R. Byron Bird |
E87849
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin N. Lightfoot
Edwin N. Lightfoot was an influential American chemical engineer and academic known for his pioneering contributions to transport phenomena and biochemical engineering.
|
E719964
|
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: Edwin N. Lightfoot | Statement: [R. Byron Bird, coAuthor, Edwin N. Lightfoot]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin N. Lightfoot Context triple: [R. Byron Bird, coAuthor, Edwin N. Lightfoot]
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A.
Harry E. Edington
Harry E. Edington was a Hollywood film producer active during the classic studio era, known for his work on notable dramas such as "Kitty Foyle."
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B.
Melvin H. Evans
Melvin H. Evans was an American physician and politician who became the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and later served as the territory’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
Theodore A. Welton
Theodore A. Welton was a physicist best known for co-formulating the fluctuation–dissipation theorem, a fundamental result in statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics.
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D.
Walter E. Massey
Walter E. Massey is an American physicist and academic leader known for his contributions to science policy and higher education, including serving as president of Morehouse College and director of the National Science Foundation.
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E.
John A. Hardenbrook
John A. Hardenbrook was one of the early New York City brokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- 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: Edwin N. Lightfoot Triple: [R. Byron Bird, coAuthor, Edwin N. Lightfoot]
Generated description
Edwin N. Lightfoot was an influential American chemical engineer and academic known for his pioneering contributions to transport phenomena and biochemical engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin N. Lightfoot Target entity description: Edwin N. Lightfoot was an influential American chemical engineer and academic known for his pioneering contributions to transport phenomena and biochemical engineering.
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A.
Harry E. Edington
Harry E. Edington was a Hollywood film producer active during the classic studio era, known for his work on notable dramas such as "Kitty Foyle."
-
B.
Melvin H. Evans
Melvin H. Evans was an American physician and politician who became the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and later served as the territory’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
-
C.
Theodore A. Welton
Theodore A. Welton was a physicist best known for co-formulating the fluctuation–dissipation theorem, a fundamental result in statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics.
-
D.
Walter E. Massey
Walter E. Massey is an American physicist and academic leader known for his contributions to science policy and higher education, including serving as president of Morehouse College and director of the National Science Foundation.
-
E.
John A. Hardenbrook
John A. Hardenbrook was one of the early New York City brokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- 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_69aed94564cc8190a9c1457daedb6e7f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefcdef11081908c626a89f2c0e121 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd336af7c48190956add895fff9c21 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd36ecc1d88190a978f1d51b0e1382 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd4e7822e48190bb573162f224bd8c |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.