Triple

T4381833
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology E99147 entity
Predicate notableRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object James M. Tour
James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
E434693 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: James M. Tour | Statement: [Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, notableRecipient, James M. Tour]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James M. Tour
Context triple: [Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, notableRecipient, James M. Tour]
  • A. Chad A. Mirkin
    Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
  • B. Gregory C. Fu
    Gregory C. Fu is a prominent organic chemist known for pioneering work in transition-metal catalysis and asymmetric synthesis.
  • C. Phaedon Avouris
    Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
  • D. Jens Nørskov
    Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
  • E. Richard N. Zare
    Richard N. Zare is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in laser chemistry and molecular reaction dynamics, and for his influential contributions to chemical education and science policy.
  • 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: James M. Tour
Triple: [Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, notableRecipient, James M. Tour]
Generated description
James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James M. Tour
Target entity description: James M. Tour is an American chemist and nanotechnology researcher known for his pioneering work in molecular electronics, nanocars, and carbon-based materials.
  • A. Chad A. Mirkin
    Chad A. Mirkin is an American chemist and nanoscientist renowned for pioneering work in nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics and materials, including the development of spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
  • B. Gregory C. Fu
    Gregory C. Fu is a prominent organic chemist known for pioneering work in transition-metal catalysis and asymmetric synthesis.
  • C. Phaedon Avouris
    Phaedon Avouris is a Greek-American physicist and nanoscientist renowned for his pioneering research in carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanoelectronics.
  • D. Jens Nørskov
    Jens Nørskov is a Danish physicist and chemist renowned for his pioneering work in theoretical catalysis and surface science.
  • E. Richard N. Zare
    Richard N. Zare is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in laser chemistry and molecular reaction dynamics, and for his influential contributions to chemical education and science policy.
  • 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_69b3454ea8f48190a49c2436624d6ef6 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b352613dd481909e008a8db239a108 completed March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5e51ff9188190aa4581d451feaafd completed March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5e5c1cf2c8190b397f249090e7ce6 completed March 14, 2026, 10:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5e61acb988190a6f4d7b2bffb2953 completed March 14, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:18 p.m.