Triple
T5021
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
E98
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Melba Phillips
Melba Phillips was an influential American physicist and educator known for her work in theoretical physics and for coauthoring the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear physics.
|
E13719
|
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: Melba Phillips | Statement: [J. Robert Oppenheimer, doctoralStudent, Melba Phillips]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melba Phillips Context triple: [J. Robert Oppenheimer, doctoralStudent, Melba Phillips]
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A.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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B.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
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C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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D.
Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson is an American actress and author best known for her roles in the television series "Square Pegs" and "Father Dowling Mysteries."
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E.
Dee Dee Warwick
Dee Dee Warwick was an American soul and R&B singer known for hits in the 1960s and 1970s and for being part of the musical Warwick–Houston family.
- 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: Melba Phillips Triple: [J. Robert Oppenheimer, doctoralStudent, Melba Phillips]
Generated description
Melba Phillips was an influential American physicist and educator known for her work in theoretical physics and for coauthoring the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear physics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melba Phillips Target entity description: Melba Phillips was an influential American physicist and educator known for her work in theoretical physics and for coauthoring the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear physics.
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A.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
-
B.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
-
C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
-
D.
Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson is an American actress and author best known for her roles in the television series "Square Pegs" and "Father Dowling Mysteries."
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E.
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt was an American actress best known for her roles in the film "Gentleman's Agreement" and the television series "Father Knows Best."
- 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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23ff0650c8190bea8724de0343e58 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29817d9d08190aea256b0fbbb2d9b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a298afe9dc8190973a06da446bca23 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a29bd348d481908c851de33ceaa42a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.