Triple
T2702492
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Montreal Laboratory |
E59260
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableScientist |
P602
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Placzek
George Placzek was a Czech physicist known for his influential work in nuclear physics and quantum theory, including key contributions to early nuclear reactor research.
|
E290833
|
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: George Placzek | Statement: [Montreal Laboratory, notableScientist, George Placzek]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Placzek Context triple: [Montreal Laboratory, notableScientist, George Placzek]
-
A.
Emil Wolf
Emil Wolf was a Czech-American physicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to physical optics and co-authoring the seminal textbook "Principles of Optics."
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B.
Joseph Edward Mayer
Joseph Edward Mayer was an American chemist and physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, and for his collaborations with his Nobel Prize–winning wife, Maria Goeppert Mayer.
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C.
Fritz London
Fritz London was a German-born theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work on superconductivity and quantum chemistry, including foundational contributions to the understanding of intermolecular forces.
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D.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
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E.
Robert Marshak
Robert Marshak was an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and for helping to establish the Rochester Conferences, a key series in high-energy physics.
- 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: George Placzek Triple: [Montreal Laboratory, notableScientist, George Placzek]
Generated description
George Placzek was a Czech physicist known for his influential work in nuclear physics and quantum theory, including key contributions to early nuclear reactor research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Placzek Target entity description: George Placzek was a Czech physicist known for his influential work in nuclear physics and quantum theory, including key contributions to early nuclear reactor research.
-
A.
Emil Wolf
Emil Wolf was a Czech-American physicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to physical optics and co-authoring the seminal textbook "Principles of Optics."
-
B.
Joseph Edward Mayer
Joseph Edward Mayer was an American chemist and physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, and for his collaborations with his Nobel Prize–winning wife, Maria Goeppert Mayer.
-
C.
Fritz London
Fritz London was a German-born theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work on superconductivity and quantum chemistry, including foundational contributions to the understanding of intermolecular forces.
-
D.
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an influential American physicist and solid-state physics pioneer who served as president of the National Academy of Sciences and Rockefeller University.
-
E.
Robert Marshak
Robert Marshak was an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and for helping to establish the Rochester Conferences, a key series in high-energy physics.
- 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_69ab4ac66bc88190b9e4afa5fc843f72 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abda4e679c8190a2926284568d9020 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afaf76caec8190930ead7931f7ea91 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb01c248c81909af7358da96aa588 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb0ae71888190ab0675b7897f1589 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.