Triple

T511030
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject V-2 rocket E10608 entity
Predicate chiefDesigner P184 FINISHED
Object Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.
E63695 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Wernher von Braun | Statement: [V-2 rocket, chiefDesigner, Wernher von Braun]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wernher von Braun
Context triple: [V-2 rocket, chiefDesigner, Wernher von Braun]
  • A. Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
    Hans-Jürgen Stumpff was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II who served as one of the senior military officers signing Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945.
  • B. Sergei Korolev
    Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
  • C. Robert F. Christy
    Robert F. Christy was a Canadian-American theoretical physicist best known for his key role in the Manhattan Project, including designing the "Christy pit" core used in the Trinity test and the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
  • D. Lyman Spitzer Jr.
    Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an influential American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on interstellar matter and for conceiving and advocating the development of space-based telescopes, including what became the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • E. James E. Webb
    James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
  • 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: Wernher von Braun
Triple: [V-2 rocket, chiefDesigner, Wernher von Braun]
Generated description
Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wernher von Braun
Target entity description: Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.
  • A. Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
    Hans-Jürgen Stumpff was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II who served as one of the senior military officers signing Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945.
  • B. Sergei Korolev
    Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
  • C. Robert F. Christy
    Robert F. Christy was a Canadian-American theoretical physicist best known for his key role in the Manhattan Project, including designing the "Christy pit" core used in the Trinity test and the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
  • D. Lyman Spitzer Jr.
    Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an influential American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on interstellar matter and for conceiving and advocating the development of space-based telescopes, including what became the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • E. James E. Webb
    James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: chiefDesigner
Context triple: [V-2 rocket, chiefDesigner, Wernher von Braun]
  • A. chiefEngineer
    Indicates that one entity serves as the primary or lead engineer responsible for overseeing engineering activities for another entity.
  • B. designedBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity is the creator, planner, or architect responsible for the form or structure of another entity.
  • C. principalArchitect
    Indicates that one entity serves as the lead or primary architect responsible for the design or architectural direction of another entity.
  • D. designerOccupation
    Indicates that one entity serves as the professional designer or design specialist for another entity.
  • E. designedIn
    Indicates that something was created, planned, or conceived during a particular time period or at a specific location.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2e84a0d08819087e01863fcd9abf1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f165b91c81908c2d2ba15c64b956 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a49ebcf4408190bbbff6e86f42034f completed March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a49f2f2b4c8190b35eb623a28187e6 completed March 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a49fcd6d448190a40af17c0a113aed completed March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2edfe236481909901cc7d4281b33c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.