Triple

T2421107
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward M. Purcell E53418 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object David J. Morin
David J. Morin is a physicist and educator best known for his clear, problem-focused textbooks on classical mechanics and electromagnetism.
 E266670 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: David J. Morin | Statement: [Edward M. Purcell, coAuthor, David J. Morin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David J. Morin
Context triple: [Edward M. Purcell, coAuthor, David J. Morin]
  • A. David M. Brown
    David M. Brown was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
  • B. David Pines
    David Pines was an influential American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and for helping to establish major interdisciplinary research institutions.
  • C. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • D. Daniel C. Drucker
    Daniel C. Drucker was a prominent American engineer and applied mechanician known for his influential contributions to plasticity theory and solid mechanics.
  • E. David C. Acheson
    David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
  • 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: David J. Morin
Triple: [Edward M. Purcell, coAuthor, David J. Morin]
Generated description
David J. Morin is a physicist and educator best known for his clear, problem-focused textbooks on classical mechanics and electromagnetism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David J. Morin
Target entity description: David J. Morin is a physicist and educator best known for his clear, problem-focused textbooks on classical mechanics and electromagnetism.
  • A. David M. Brown
    David M. Brown was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
  • B. David Pines
    David Pines was an influential American theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics and for helping to establish major interdisciplinary research institutions.
  • C. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • D. Daniel C. Drucker
    Daniel C. Drucker was a prominent American engineer and applied mechanician known for his influential contributions to plasticity theory and solid mechanics.
  • E. David C. Acheson
    David C. Acheson is an American lawyer and former government official who served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
  • 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_69ab495c44d48190b7235b23719bc3f6 completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc96f97e08190978b2d873ab88859 completed March 7, 2026, 6:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aebf57b0708190bf4d38c51e02309f completed March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aec495e4e88190a1b9929161aba193 completed March 9, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aec570ec88819089a2afc42aec1088 completed March 9, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.