Triple
T63515
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory |
E1261
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Zinn
Walter Zinn was a pioneering nuclear physicist who played a central role in the development of the first nuclear reactor and later became the first director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s Argonne National Laboratory.
|
E40822
|
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: Walter Zinn | Statement: [Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, keyPerson, Walter Zinn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Zinn Context triple: [Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, keyPerson, Walter Zinn]
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A.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
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B.
Heinrich Klopfer
Heinrich Klopfer was a Nazi official and legal expert who participated in the planning and administration of the Holocaust.
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C.
Christian Heurich
Christian Heurich was a prominent German-American brewer and businessman in Washington, D.C., best known for founding the Christian Heurich Brewing Company and for his historic mansion that now serves as the Heurich House Museum.
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D.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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E.
Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler was a high-ranking Nazi official and lawyer who served as State Secretary in the General Government of occupied Poland and played a key role in implementing the Holocaust.
- 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: Walter Zinn Triple: [Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, keyPerson, Walter Zinn]
Generated description
Walter Zinn was a pioneering nuclear physicist who played a central role in the development of the first nuclear reactor and later became the first director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s Argonne National Laboratory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Zinn Target entity description: Walter Zinn was a pioneering nuclear physicist who played a central role in the development of the first nuclear reactor and later became the first director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s Argonne National Laboratory.
-
A.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
-
B.
Heinrich Klopfer
Heinrich Klopfer was a Nazi official and legal expert who participated in the planning and administration of the Holocaust.
-
C.
Christian Heurich
Christian Heurich was a prominent German-American brewer and businessman in Washington, D.C., best known for founding the Christian Heurich Brewing Company and for his historic mansion that now serves as the Heurich House Museum.
-
D.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
-
E.
Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler was a high-ranking Nazi official and lawyer who served as State Secretary in the General Government of occupied Poland and played a key role in implementing the Holocaust.
- 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ee576fc8190b42e5d50767beefb |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3c40fb3c88190818cc5c2560b1253 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3c772d86c8190b73f7eaa5f085506 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3c7e0814081909df454b14b56679e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.