Triple
T15434238
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Van de Graaff generator |
E369717
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert J. Van de Graaff
Robert J. Van de Graaff was an American physicist best known for inventing the high-voltage electrostatic generator that bears his name, widely used in nuclear physics research and education.
|
E1157406
|
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: Robert J. Van de Graaff | Statement: [Van de Graaff generator, namedAfter, Robert J. Van de Graaff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Van de Graaff Context triple: [Van de Graaff generator, namedAfter, Robert J. Van de Graaff]
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A.
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was an 18th-century Dutch colonial governor of the Cape Colony, after whom the South African town of Graaff-Reinet is named.
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B.
Francis Bitter
Francis Bitter was an American physicist known for his pioneering work in magnet technology and for developing the Bitter electromagnet used to generate extremely strong magnetic fields.
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C.
John J. Pierce
John J. Pierce is an American science fiction editor and critic known for his influential work in genre magazines and scholarship.
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D.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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E.
Raymond W. Stark
Raymond W. Stark was an American film producer known for backing numerous successful Hollywood movies from the 1960s through the 1990s.
- 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: Robert J. Van de Graaff Triple: [Van de Graaff generator, namedAfter, Robert J. Van de Graaff]
Generated description
Robert J. Van de Graaff was an American physicist best known for inventing the high-voltage electrostatic generator that bears his name, widely used in nuclear physics research and education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. Van de Graaff Target entity description: Robert J. Van de Graaff was an American physicist best known for inventing the high-voltage electrostatic generator that bears his name, widely used in nuclear physics research and education.
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A.
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff
Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff was an 18th-century Dutch colonial governor of the Cape Colony, after whom the South African town of Graaff-Reinet is named.
-
B.
Francis Bitter
Francis Bitter was an American physicist known for his pioneering work in magnet technology and for developing the Bitter electromagnet used to generate extremely strong magnetic fields.
-
C.
John J. Pierce
John J. Pierce is an American science fiction editor and critic known for his influential work in genre magazines and scholarship.
-
D.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
-
E.
Raymond W. Stark
Raymond W. Stark was an American film producer known for backing numerous successful Hollywood movies from the 1960s through the 1990s.
- 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_69d85a19180081909925012fbf4e62a3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03edb3ec481908b26164d4470c9bc |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff21a3d1f481908f6795656514b2b4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff2299ac9481909ad213ff5bb01db3 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff2325e6a48190bee256ef8720ba8e |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.