Triple
T8051148
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sturgeon |
E187674
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William T. Sturgeon
William T. Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
|
E706587
|
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: William T. Sturgeon | Statement: [Sturgeon, hasNotableBearer, William T. Sturgeon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Sturgeon Context triple: [Sturgeon, hasNotableBearer, William T. Sturgeon]
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A.
William Q. Sturgeon
William Q. Sturgeon is an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his contributions to power electronics and the development of the Sturgeon power factor controller.
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B.
William Sturgeon
William Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
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C.
Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.
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D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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E.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and industrialist best known for pioneering electric arc lighting and early electrical power systems.
- 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: William T. Sturgeon Triple: [Sturgeon, hasNotableBearer, William T. Sturgeon]
Generated description
William T. Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William T. Sturgeon Target entity description: William T. Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
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A.
William Q. Sturgeon
William Q. Sturgeon is an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his contributions to power electronics and the development of the Sturgeon power factor controller.
-
B.
William Sturgeon
chosen
William Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.
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C.
Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.
-
D.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
-
E.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and industrialist best known for pioneering electric arc lighting and early electrical power systems.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca82b15e948190a62fd7af5218426a |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3f799d1481909c91039941af0e34 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf278d5abc8190a9330918486e464f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf2a6a91d48190aa7d45b0a010f261 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf2c0aace08190aca839c39e718c52 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:24 p.m.