Triple

T728029
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. J. Thomson E14769 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Conduction of Electricity through Gases
"Conduction of Electricity through Gases" is a seminal scientific work by J. J. Thomson that systematically explores how electric currents pass through ionized gases, helping to establish the foundations of modern atomic and plasma physics.
E86331 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: Conduction of Electricity through Gases | Statement: [J. J. Thomson, notableWork, Conduction of Electricity through Gases]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conduction of Electricity through Gases
Context triple: [J. J. Thomson, notableWork, Conduction of Electricity through Gases]
  • A. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
    Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
  • B. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
    Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
  • C. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
    A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
  • D. Experiments on Air
    Experiments on Air is an influential scientific work by Henry Cavendish detailing his pioneering investigations into the properties and composition of gases, including the study of hydrogen.
  • E. Theory and Design of Electron Beams
    Theory and Design of Electron Beams is a foundational technical book by John R. Pierce that systematically explains the physics, analysis, and engineering of electron beam devices such as vacuum tubes and related electronics.
  • 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: Conduction of Electricity through Gases
Triple: [J. J. Thomson, notableWork, Conduction of Electricity through Gases]
Generated description
"Conduction of Electricity through Gases" is a seminal scientific work by J. J. Thomson that systematically explores how electric currents pass through ionized gases, helping to establish the foundations of modern atomic and plasma physics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conduction of Electricity through Gases
Target entity description: "Conduction of Electricity through Gases" is a seminal scientific work by J. J. Thomson that systematically explores how electric currents pass through ionized gases, helping to establish the foundations of modern atomic and plasma physics.
  • A. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
    Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases is a foundational 1860 scientific paper by James Clerk Maxwell that introduced key ideas of kinetic theory and the statistical behavior of gas molecules.
  • B. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
    Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena is a foundational electrical engineering text that systematically develops the mathematical analysis and practical design principles of alternating current (AC) circuits and machinery.
  • C. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
    A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
  • D. Experiments on Air
    Experiments on Air is an influential scientific work by Henry Cavendish detailing his pioneering investigations into the properties and composition of gases, including the study of hydrogen.
  • E. Theory and Design of Electron Beams
    Theory and Design of Electron Beams is a foundational technical book by John R. Pierce that systematically explains the physics, analysis, and engineering of electron beam devices such as vacuum tubes and related electronics.
  • 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_69a4934c753c81909b309027e48b9b3a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a5c011948190b2cfccd8fe722742 completed March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a6375e24248190b53efa0bfc29567a completed March 3, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a63b580b3c81909fe2ba1b0aa958b6 completed March 3, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a63bbb8e9881909d5ab68c4a47eb5c completed March 3, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.