Triple
T8570745
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MITS Altair 8800 |
E202918
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Forrest Mims
Forrest Mims is an American engineer, author, and electronics hobbyist best known for his popular RadioShack electronics books and contributions to early personal computing and amateur science.
|
E744100
|
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: Forrest Mims | Statement: [MITS Altair 8800, developer, Forrest Mims]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forrest Mims Context triple: [MITS Altair 8800, developer, Forrest Mims]
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A.
Bob Widlar
Bob Widlar was a pioneering analog integrated circuit designer known for creating some of the first successful operational amplifiers and shaping early linear IC design at Fairchild and National Semiconductor.
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B.
Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty is an American publisher and technologist best known as the founder of Make magazine and a key figure in popularizing the maker movement.
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C.
Carver A. Mead
Carver A. Mead is an American engineer and applied physicist renowned for pioneering work in microelectronics, VLSI design, and neuromorphic engineering.
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D.
Jack S. Kilby
Jack S. Kilby was an American electrical engineer and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the integrated circuit, a breakthrough that revolutionized modern electronics.
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E.
Robert Eisele
Robert Eisele is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed historical drama film "The Great Debaters."
- 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: Forrest Mims Triple: [MITS Altair 8800, developer, Forrest Mims]
Generated description
Forrest Mims is an American engineer, author, and electronics hobbyist best known for his popular RadioShack electronics books and contributions to early personal computing and amateur science.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forrest Mims Target entity description: Forrest Mims is an American engineer, author, and electronics hobbyist best known for his popular RadioShack electronics books and contributions to early personal computing and amateur science.
-
A.
Bob Widlar
Bob Widlar was a pioneering analog integrated circuit designer known for creating some of the first successful operational amplifiers and shaping early linear IC design at Fairchild and National Semiconductor.
-
B.
Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty is an American publisher and technologist best known as the founder of Make magazine and a key figure in popularizing the maker movement.
-
C.
Carver A. Mead
Carver A. Mead is an American engineer and applied physicist renowned for pioneering work in microelectronics, VLSI design, and neuromorphic engineering.
-
D.
Jack S. Kilby
Jack S. Kilby was an American electrical engineer and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the integrated circuit, a breakthrough that revolutionized modern electronics.
-
E.
Robert Eisele
Robert Eisele is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed historical drama film "The Great Debaters."
- 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_69ca8327b0a881908606ff860713964d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbea4223888190a56d9026ae0b9ec0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce8983bd3c819094457b5160bc928d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce8ac1dba48190bbad47a762130aab |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce8eae70008190b2c7bbe4ce8d4c0a |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:21 p.m.