Triple

T3933623
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Desmond Bernal E90854 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Social Function of Science
The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
E399657 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: The Social Function of Science | Statement: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The Social Function of Science]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Social Function of Science
Context triple: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The Social Function of Science]
  • A. Science in a Free Society
    Science in a Free Society is a 1978 philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques scientific rationalism and argues for pluralism, democracy, and freedom in the practice and governance of science.
  • B. Reflections on the Romance of Science
    Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
  • C. Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
    Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.
  • D. The Art and Politics of Science
    The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
  • E. Science and Culture, and Other Essays
    "Science and Culture, and Other Essays" is a collection of influential essays by Thomas Henry Huxley that explore the relationship between scientific thought, education, and Victorian culture.
  • 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: The Social Function of Science
Triple: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The Social Function of Science]
Generated description
The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Social Function of Science
Target entity description: The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
  • A. Science in a Free Society
    Science in a Free Society is a 1978 philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques scientific rationalism and argues for pluralism, democracy, and freedom in the practice and governance of science.
  • B. Reflections on the Romance of Science
    Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
  • C. Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
    Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.
  • D. The Art and Politics of Science
    The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
  • E. Science and Culture, and Other Essays
    "Science and Culture, and Other Essays" is a collection of influential essays by Thomas Henry Huxley that explore the relationship between scientific thought, education, and Victorian culture.
  • 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_69aed95f26e0819094b0e71974543a19 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeedcab1808190bf653f29062cdddb completed March 9, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b52887d4a48190b51df3f51ff197c0 completed March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b529a1486881908ff348558199232b completed March 14, 2026, 9:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b52a43c6f081908366d9848728f98a completed March 14, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m.