Triple

T2265122
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rodney Brooks E50125 entity
Predicate authorOf P4244 FINISHED
Object Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein
"Fields of Color: The Theory That Escaped Einstein" is a popular-level physics book that presents an alternative, field-based interpretation of quantum mechanics and modern physics, challenging conventional particle-centric views.
E251541 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: Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein | Statement: [Rodney Brooks, authorOf, Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein
Context triple: [Rodney Brooks, authorOf, Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Feynman’s Lost Lecture
    Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
  • C. The Unification of Physics
    "The Unification of Physics" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking's popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that discusses efforts to develop a single, coherent theory combining all fundamental forces and laws of nature.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Dreams of a Final Theory
    Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
  • 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: Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein
Triple: [Rodney Brooks, authorOf, Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein]
Generated description
"Fields of Color: The Theory That Escaped Einstein" is a popular-level physics book that presents an alternative, field-based interpretation of quantum mechanics and modern physics, challenging conventional particle-centric views.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fields of Color: The theory that escaped Einstein
Target entity description: "Fields of Color: The Theory That Escaped Einstein" is a popular-level physics book that presents an alternative, field-based interpretation of quantum mechanics and modern physics, challenging conventional particle-centric views.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Feynman’s Lost Lecture
    Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
  • C. The Unification of Physics
    "The Unification of Physics" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking's popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that discusses efforts to develop a single, coherent theory combining all fundamental forces and laws of nature.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Dreams of a Final Theory
    Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
  • 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_69a88b01e0048190ba96431b5f990ba9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc18ed0708190aa3156e9d35120c3 completed March 7, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71d243608190bbfe5784fa06e26b completed March 9, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae728e46608190b4192519c705bc32 completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae72ff572081909b7c4aebb9e26180 completed March 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.