Triple

T22552146
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Backus E557583 entity
Predicate receivedAward P11 FINISHED
Object W. W. McDowell Award — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: W. W. McDowell Award | Statement: [John Backus, receivedAward, W. W. McDowell Award]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: W. W. McDowell Award
Context triple: [John Backus, receivedAward, W. W. McDowell Award]
  • A. D. M. Marshman Jr.
    D. M. Marshman Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1950 film noir drama "Sunset Boulevard."
  • B. Virgil Blessing
    Virgil Blessing is a character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," serving as a middle-aged ranch foreman who provides a grounded, paternal presence amid the romantic and emotional turmoil of the story.
  • C. C. L. Best
    C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
  • D. William Thomas Best
    William Thomas Best was a prominent 19th-century English organist and composer renowned for his virtuosic performances and influential organ arrangements.
  • E. E. J. Moody
    E. J. Moody was a local figure of significance in Alabama whose prominence led to the city of Moody being named in his honor.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: W. W. McDowell Award
Target entity description: The W. W. McDowell Award is a prestigious engineering honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of computer science and engineering.
  • A. W. W. McDowell Award chosen
    The W. W. McDowell Award is a prestigious computer science and engineering honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field, once awarded to programming language pioneer John Backus.
  • B. D. M. Marshman Jr.
    D. M. Marshman Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1950 film noir drama "Sunset Boulevard."
  • C. Virgil Blessing
    Virgil Blessing is a character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," serving as a middle-aged ranch foreman who provides a grounded, paternal presence amid the romantic and emotional turmoil of the story.
  • D. C. L. Best
    C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
  • E. William Thomas Best
    William Thomas Best was a prominent 19th-century English organist and composer renowned for his virtuosic performances and influential organ arrangements.
  • F. None of above.

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_69e11e59db848190b4272ecd2b690ffd completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15f7647208190a1aaebd083bf095a completed April 29, 2026, 1:31 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:52 p.m.