Triple

T58737
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Feynman Lectures on Physics E1163 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
E27017 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: Robert B. Leighton | Statement: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Robert B. Leighton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert B. Leighton
Context triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Robert B. Leighton]
  • A. Dr. Newton Geiszler
    Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
  • B. John R. Pierce
    John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
  • C. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • D. Frank B. Jewett
    Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
  • E. Mark Oliphant
    Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist and pioneer in nuclear physics who played a key role in early atomic research and the development of radar and particle accelerators.
  • 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: Robert B. Leighton
Triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, author, Robert B. Leighton]
Generated description
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert B. Leighton
Target entity description: Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
  • A. Dr. Newton Geiszler
    Dr. Newton Geiszler is an eccentric and brilliant kaiju-obsessed scientist who plays a key role in understanding and combating the monstrous threats in the Pacific Rim universe.
  • B. John R. Pierce
    John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
  • C. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • D. Frank B. Jewett
    Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
  • E. Mark Oliphant
    Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist and pioneer in nuclear physics who played a key role in early atomic research and the development of radar and particle accelerators.
  • 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_69a24a552ef88190a0df287d68c65cba completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:52 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24ec4d84c81908d85a1e941dbcd19 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a332c400788190bb9beca3246bcf46 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 6:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a33361723c8190b2b9132658a8a5f5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a33727fda08190a740222f5e279130 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.