Triple

T6604655
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sam Treiman E149082 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University
The Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the Physics Department named in honor of nuclear physicist and science administrator Henry DeWolf Smyth.
E601755 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: Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University | Statement: [Sam Treiman, positionHeld, Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University
Context triple: [Sam Treiman, positionHeld, Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University]
  • A. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • B. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • C. Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University
    The Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s chemistry department named in honor of Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards and held by distinguished senior chemists.
  • D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University
    The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
  • 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: Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University
Triple: [Sam Treiman, positionHeld, Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University]
Generated description
The Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the Physics Department named in honor of nuclear physicist and science administrator Henry DeWolf Smyth.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University
Target entity description: The Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the Physics Department named in honor of nuclear physicist and science administrator Henry DeWolf Smyth.
  • A. Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT
    The Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, named in honor of theoretical physicist Herman Feshbach and held by leading researchers in the field.
  • B. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • C. Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University
    The Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s chemistry department named in honor of Nobel laureate Theodore William Richards and held by distinguished senior chemists.
  • D. Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University
    The Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s physics department, historically associated with leading theoretical physicists such as Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow.
  • E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University
    The Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair held by Danish physicist Lene Vestergaard Hau, renowned for her groundbreaking work in slowing and stopping light using ultracold atomic gases.
  • 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_69c687eaa7508190bb58ce2aa02039b3 completed March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6af13151c81909b68fa6c77e1c482 completed March 27, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6cbc8f1308190a4afcf10a5a7105e completed March 27, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6cd09753c81909df166156ffbf82a completed March 27, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6ce9ba47c819091496c87117e7a03 completed March 27, 2026, 6:38 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:56 p.m.