Triple
T13183629
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Widlar |
E313789
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert John Widlar |
E313789
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Robert John Widlar | Statement: [Bob Widlar, fullName, Robert John Widlar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert John Widlar Context triple: [Bob Widlar, fullName, Robert John Widlar]
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A.
Bob Widlar
chosen
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.
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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C.
Wilfrid Noyce
Wilfrid Noyce was a British mountaineer, schoolmaster, and author renowned for his high-altitude climbing and key support role in the successful 1953 Everest expedition.
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D.
Jean Hoerni
Jean Hoerni was a Swiss-born physicist and engineer best known for inventing the planar process, a foundational technology that enabled the modern semiconductor and integrated circuit industry.
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E.
Carver A. Mead
Carver A. Mead is an American engineer and applied physicist renowned for pioneering work in microelectronics, VLSI design, and neuromorphic engineering.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c4a0b0081908027bf77442ff5ff |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6f5f307408190afd0df16a417c456 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:15 p.m.