Triple
T790413
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Langley Research Center |
E16900
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer known for his early experiments with heavier-than-air flight and for serving as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
|
E94013
|
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: Samuel Pierpont Langley | Statement: [Langley Research Center, namedAfter, Samuel Pierpont Langley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Pierpont Langley Context triple: [Langley Research Center, namedAfter, Samuel Pierpont Langley]
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A.
Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
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B.
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.
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C.
John W. Draper
John W. Draper was a 19th-century American scientist, philosopher, and historian known for his pioneering work in photochemistry and early contributions to scientific institutions.
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D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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E.
Charles Hercules Rutan
Charles Hercules Rutan was an American architect best known as a partner in the influential late-19th- and early-20th-century firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, successors to H. H. Richardson.
- 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: Samuel Pierpont Langley Triple: [Langley Research Center, namedAfter, Samuel Pierpont Langley]
Generated description
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer known for his early experiments with heavier-than-air flight and for serving as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Pierpont Langley Target entity description: Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer known for his early experiments with heavier-than-air flight and for serving as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
-
A.
Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
-
B.
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.
-
C.
John W. Draper
John W. Draper was a 19th-century American scientist, philosopher, and historian known for his pioneering work in photochemistry and early contributions to scientific institutions.
-
D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
E.
Charles Hercules Rutan
Charles Hercules Rutan was an American architect best known as a partner in the influential late-19th- and early-20th-century firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, successors to H. H. Richardson.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a79754988190ab494b1c54d6a2a4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a67880f9608190b0676eb47ea99ca1 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a678f962c881909884c2af15f41d65 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a67953f2bc8190bbbf8d4ae9c2c3bc |
completed | March 3, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.