Triple
T1543181
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Secretary of the Smithsonian |
E32915
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFirstHolder |
P3904
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.
|
E176276
|
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: Joseph Henry | Statement: [Secretary of the Smithsonian, hasFirstHolder, Joseph Henry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Henry Context triple: [Secretary of the Smithsonian, hasFirstHolder, Joseph Henry]
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A.
Joseph Henry West
Joseph Henry West is the full legal name of Joe West, a character commonly known in popular media under his shorter, informal name.
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B.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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C.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was a pioneering 19th-century English scientist whose groundbreaking work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry laid the foundations for much of modern physics and electrical engineering.
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D.
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
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E.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
- 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: Joseph Henry Triple: [Secretary of the Smithsonian, hasFirstHolder, Joseph Henry]
Generated description
Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Henry Target entity description: Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.
-
A.
Joseph Henry West
Joseph Henry West is the full legal name of Joe West, a character commonly known in popular media under his shorter, informal name.
-
B.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
C.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was a pioneering 19th-century English scientist whose groundbreaking work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry laid the foundations for much of modern physics and electrical engineering.
-
D.
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
-
E.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
- 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_69a885ed29088190a3c2d5a3d100c16e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9084140f0819098c81d295d08d480 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad309baebc81908240a0370bad9935 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad3117b49881908916e7137f8b655c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad3179b0148190b69b16b5d2051ece |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.