Triple
T58774
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Feynman Lectures on Physics |
E1163
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasIllustrationsBy |
P2761
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ralph Leighton
Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".
|
E34541
|
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: Ralph Leighton | Statement: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, hasIllustrationsBy, Ralph Leighton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Leighton Context triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, hasIllustrationsBy, Ralph Leighton]
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A.
Herb Armstrong
Herb Armstrong is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Armstrong surname, though specific widely known public details about his life or achievements are not clearly documented.
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B.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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C.
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt Nichols was a U.S. Congressman from Alabama who co-sponsored the landmark Goldwater–Nichols Act that restructured the Department of Defense and modernized American military command.
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D.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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E.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
- 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: Ralph Leighton Triple: [Feynman Lectures on Physics, hasIllustrationsBy, Ralph Leighton]
Generated description
Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Leighton Target entity description: Ralph Leighton is an American author and longtime friend of physicist Richard Feynman, known for co-authoring books such as "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?".
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A.
Herb Armstrong
Herb Armstrong is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Armstrong surname, though specific widely known public details about his life or achievements are not clearly documented.
-
B.
Robert B. Leighton
Robert B. Leighton was an American experimental physicist and educator known for his contributions to cosmic-ray and infrared astronomy and for coauthoring the influential Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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C.
William Flynt Nichols
William Flynt Nichols was a U.S. Congressman from Alabama who co-sponsored the landmark Goldwater–Nichols Act that restructured the Department of Defense and modernized American military command.
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D.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
-
E.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
- 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_69a24a552ef88190a0df287d68c65cba |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ec4d84c81908d85a1e941dbcd19 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a389a6c2b4819094e37228814942ad |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38a393ad48190a434adddaa680f5a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38a8c01e48190ab8f66f17363fa65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:38 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.