Triple
T1136158
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics |
E23144
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lester Germer
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
|
E259851
|
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: Lester Germer | Statement: [Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, namedAfter, Lester Germer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Germer Context triple: [Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, namedAfter, Lester Germer]
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A.
Walter Blume
Walter Blume was a German aircraft designer and former World War I fighter ace best known for his work on advanced Luftwaffe aircraft during the Second World War.
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B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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C.
Louis Hellman
Louis Hellman is a British architect and cartoonist best known for his satirical illustrations about architecture and the built environment.
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D.
Victor Grinich
Victor Grinich was an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the Traitorous Eight who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s semiconductor industry.
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E.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
- 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: Lester Germer Triple: [Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, namedAfter, Lester Germer]
Generated description
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Germer Target entity description: Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
-
A.
Walter Blume
Walter Blume was a German aircraft designer and former World War I fighter ace best known for his work on advanced Luftwaffe aircraft during the Second World War.
-
B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
-
C.
Louis Hellman
Louis Hellman is a British architect and cartoonist best known for his satirical illustrations about architecture and the built environment.
-
D.
Victor Grinich
Victor Grinich was an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the Traitorous Eight who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor, helping launch Silicon Valley’s semiconductor industry.
-
E.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
- 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_69a493ec75988190b63a11bafaec29b4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bc2300c481908c60fbb1188c37c5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea815a69c8190b5caf24e351bb53a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 10:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aea93ddce88190a268bed11c5a7167 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aea9b8dff08190a09f0c965dfd6738 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.