Triple
T18158294
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | K. Eric Drexler |
E434689
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object | "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" | Statement: [K. Eric Drexler, authorOf, "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" Context triple: [K. Eric Drexler, authorOf, "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology"]
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A.
"Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology"
chosen
"Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" is a pioneering 1986 popular science book by K. Eric Drexler that introduced and popularized the concept of molecular nanotechnology and its transformative societal implications.
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B.
Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution
Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution is a popular science book that explores the possibilities, implications, and societal impact of advanced molecular nanotechnology.
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C.
"Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation"
"Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation" is a foundational technical book on molecular nanotechnology that rigorously explores the theoretical principles and designs for atomically precise machines, manufacturing systems, and computational devices.
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D.
book "Engines of Creation"
"Engines of Creation" is a pioneering 1986 book by K. Eric Drexler that popularized the concept of molecular nanotechnology and its potential societal impacts.
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E.
Plenty of Room at the Bottom
"Plenty of Room at the Bottom" is a famous 1959 lecture by physicist Richard Feynman that is widely regarded as a foundational vision for the field of nanotechnology.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b90b7a188190b3fc7b8d4a6cd20a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4dec02d9c81909ac6203b7d59c405 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m.