Triple
T1360253
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Emilio Segrè |
E29081
|
entity |
| Predicate | authored |
P80
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries
From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries is a historical and biographical survey of key developments and figures in modern physics, written for a general audience by Nobel laureate physicist Emilio Segrè.
|
E155712
|
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: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries | Statement: [Emilio Segrè, authored, From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries Context triple: [Emilio Segrè, authored, From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries]
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A.
The Development of Nuclear Physics
"The Development of Nuclear Physics" is a historical and technical survey by physicist Rudolf Peierls that traces the emergence and maturation of nuclear physics as a scientific discipline.
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B.
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
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C.
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman is a curated collection of personal and professional correspondence by physicist Richard Feynman, edited by his daughter Michelle Feynman, offering insight into his character, ideas, and life.
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D.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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E.
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character is a book that showcases the drawings, sketches, and visual creations of physicist Richard Feynman, offering insight into his playful, artistic side alongside his scientific genius.
- 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: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries Triple: [Emilio Segrè, authored, From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries]
Generated description
From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries is a historical and biographical survey of key developments and figures in modern physics, written for a general audience by Nobel laureate physicist Emilio Segrè.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries Target entity description: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries is a historical and biographical survey of key developments and figures in modern physics, written for a general audience by Nobel laureate physicist Emilio Segrè.
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A.
The Development of Nuclear Physics
"The Development of Nuclear Physics" is a historical and technical survey by physicist Rudolf Peierls that traces the emergence and maturation of nuclear physics as a scientific discipline.
-
B.
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
-
C.
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman is a curated collection of personal and professional correspondence by physicist Richard Feynman, edited by his daughter Michelle Feynman, offering insight into his character, ideas, and life.
-
D.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
-
E.
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character is a book that showcases the drawings, sketches, and visual creations of physicist Richard Feynman, offering insight into his playful, artistic side alongside his scientific genius.
- 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c2b156b081909c99ada70a969fc0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acce725fec819085f6de8e6e368aa4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69accf9ac120819084c21fb7b88c050a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69accffa9a40819083a3e55a5d83e040 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.