Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George Heilmeier E192562 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Heilmeier
Heilmeier is a German-language surname most notably associated with George Heilmeier, an American engineer and pioneer in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.
 E721626 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: Heilmeier | Statement: [George Heilmeier, familyName, Heilmeier]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Heilmeier
Context triple: [George Heilmeier, familyName, Heilmeier]
  • A. Arthur D. Little
    Arthur D. Little is a pioneering management consulting firm, founded in 1886, known for its early role in applying scientific research and engineering principles to business strategy and innovation.
  • B. Eli Yablonovitch
    Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
  • C. John Ziman
    John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
  • D. Ronald Howard
    Ronald Howard was a British actor and writer best known for his film and television work in the mid-20th century, including portraying Sherlock Holmes in a 1954 TV series.
  • E. Drucker
    Drucker is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as economics, medicine, and the arts.
  • 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: Heilmeier
Triple: [George Heilmeier, familyName, Heilmeier]
Generated description
Heilmeier is a German-language surname most notably associated with George Heilmeier, an American engineer and pioneer in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Heilmeier
Target entity description: Heilmeier is a German-language surname most notably associated with George Heilmeier, an American engineer and pioneer in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology.
  • A. Arthur D. Little
    Arthur D. Little is a pioneering management consulting firm, founded in 1886, known for its early role in applying scientific research and engineering principles to business strategy and innovation.
  • B. Eli Yablonovitch
    Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
  • C. John Ziman
    John Ziman was a New Zealand-born British physicist and influential philosopher of science known for his work in condensed matter physics and his writings on the social dimensions of scientific research.
  • D. Ronald Howard
    Ronald Howard was a British actor and writer best known for his film and television work in the mid-20th century, including portraying Sherlock Holmes in a 1954 TV series.
  • E. Drucker
    Drucker is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as economics, medicine, and the arts.
  • 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_69ca82dc8f148190a2c75a98501a7b91 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb783f67708190a4e1c4078c3a6fb0 completed March 31, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cd351871ac81909f8e4a72a6b99ac3 completed April 1, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cd37a5d3bc8190801b1b0f09eee462 completed April 1, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cd4edfda788190a29f5d9a7a61f6ed completed April 1, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:47 p.m.