Triple
T9837713
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
E239144
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David W. Thompson
David W. Thompson is an American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a major developer of space launch vehicles and satellites.
|
E827804
|
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: David W. Thompson | Statement: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, David W. Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David W. Thompson Context triple: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, David W. Thompson]
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A.
Stanley G. Thompson
Stanley G. Thompson was an American chemist best known for co-discovering several transuranium elements, including berkelium and californium, during his work on nuclear chemistry.
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B.
Clark W. Thompson
Clark W. Thompson was a long-serving mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influence on maritime and veterans’ affairs legislation.
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C.
David O'Neil Thompson
David O'Neil Thompson is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his explosive scoring ability and starring career with the Denver Nuggets in the 1970s.
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D.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
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E.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
- 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: David W. Thompson Triple: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, David W. Thompson]
Generated description
David W. Thompson is an American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a major developer of space launch vehicles and satellites.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David W. Thompson Target entity description: David W. Thompson is an American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a major developer of space launch vehicles and satellites.
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A.
Stanley G. Thompson
Stanley G. Thompson was an American chemist best known for co-discovering several transuranium elements, including berkelium and californium, during his work on nuclear chemistry.
-
B.
Clark W. Thompson
Clark W. Thompson was a long-serving mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influence on maritime and veterans’ affairs legislation.
-
C.
David O'Neil Thompson
David O'Neil Thompson is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his explosive scoring ability and starring career with the Denver Nuggets in the 1970s.
-
D.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
-
E.
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and computational plasma physics.
- 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb347ff4c81908c312548a25bae71 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1ead061388190abbed7eb29e8ea52 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1ec05d39c81909debbe9ae7869379 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ecd530e88190a92867a61b291106 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.