Triple
T5722421
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rudolf Diesel |
E126176
|
entity |
| Predicate | authored |
P80
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor
"Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor" is Rudolf Diesel’s foundational work outlining the principles and design of the high-efficiency internal combustion engine that later bore his name.
|
E541359
|
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: Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor | Statement: [Rudolf Diesel, authored, Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor Context triple: [Rudolf Diesel, authored, Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor]
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A.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire is an 1824 treatise by Sadi Carnot that laid the foundations of thermodynamics by analyzing the efficiency and principles of heat engines.
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B.
On the Moving Force of Heat
"On the Moving Force of Heat" is Rudolf Clausius’s foundational 1850 paper that helped establish the second law of thermodynamics and introduced key concepts leading to the modern understanding of entropy.
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C.
Rational Thermodynamics
Rational Thermodynamics is a rigorous, axiomatic reformulation of continuum thermodynamics developed by Clifford Truesdell and collaborators, emphasizing logical consistency and mathematical clarity in the foundations of thermal and mechanical processes.
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D.
Einstein–Szilard refrigerator
The Einstein–Szilard refrigerator is an early 20th-century absorption refrigerator design that uses no moving parts and was created to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to conventional refrigerators that relied on toxic gases.
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E.
The Tragicomical History of Thermodynamics, 1822–1854
The Tragicomical History of Thermodynamics, 1822–1854 is a scholarly historical study by Clifford Truesdell that critically and often wittily examines the development of thermodynamics and its key figures during the early nineteenth century.
- 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: Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor Triple: [Rudolf Diesel, authored, Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor]
Generated description
"Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor" is Rudolf Diesel’s foundational work outlining the principles and design of the high-efficiency internal combustion engine that later bore his name.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor Target entity description: "Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor" is Rudolf Diesel’s foundational work outlining the principles and design of the high-efficiency internal combustion engine that later bore his name.
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A.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire is an 1824 treatise by Sadi Carnot that laid the foundations of thermodynamics by analyzing the efficiency and principles of heat engines.
-
B.
On the Moving Force of Heat
"On the Moving Force of Heat" is Rudolf Clausius’s foundational 1850 paper that helped establish the second law of thermodynamics and introduced key concepts leading to the modern understanding of entropy.
-
C.
Rational Thermodynamics
Rational Thermodynamics is a rigorous, axiomatic reformulation of continuum thermodynamics developed by Clifford Truesdell and collaborators, emphasizing logical consistency and mathematical clarity in the foundations of thermal and mechanical processes.
-
D.
Einstein–Szilard refrigerator
The Einstein–Szilard refrigerator is an early 20th-century absorption refrigerator design that uses no moving parts and was created to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to conventional refrigerators that relied on toxic gases.
-
E.
The Tragicomical History of Thermodynamics, 1822–1854
The Tragicomical History of Thermodynamics, 1822–1854 is a scholarly historical study by Clifford Truesdell that critically and often wittily examines the development of thermodynamics and its key figures during the early nineteenth century.
- 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_69c0082e3d548190950169847b43043b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c024e6c444819089270b188e60cc67 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c05a80aefc8190b6ea35ab405ea502 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c05c7663388190ab491144149532a4 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c05d2ef9488190ac0111cb6a94b1d0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:46 p.m.