Triple
T9901374
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rumford Prize |
E182289
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Theodore H. Maiman
Theodore H. Maiman was an American physicist best known for building the first working laser in 1960, a breakthrough that revolutionized science and technology.
|
E828999
|
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: Theodore H. Maiman | Statement: [Rumford Prize, notableRecipient, Theodore H. Maiman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore H. Maiman Context triple: [Rumford Prize, notableRecipient, Theodore H. Maiman]
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A.
Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work in quantum electronics that led to the development of the maser and laser.
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B.
George Heilmeier
George Heilmeier was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and later leading major research organizations in industry and government.
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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.
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D.
Melvin Wydler
Melvin Wydler was a U.S. Congressman whose legislative work on technology and innovation policy led to a federal law being named in his honor.
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E.
Norman Ramsey
Norman Ramsey was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing the separated oscillatory field method, which enabled highly precise atomic clocks and advanced nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
- 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: Theodore H. Maiman Triple: [Rumford Prize, notableRecipient, Theodore H. Maiman]
Generated description
Theodore H. Maiman was an American physicist best known for building the first working laser in 1960, a breakthrough that revolutionized science and technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodore H. Maiman Target entity description: Theodore H. Maiman was an American physicist best known for building the first working laser in 1960, a breakthrough that revolutionized science and technology.
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A.
Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his pioneering work in quantum electronics that led to the development of the maser and laser.
-
B.
George Heilmeier
George Heilmeier was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and later leading major research organizations in industry and government.
-
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.
Melvin Wydler
Melvin Wydler was a U.S. Congressman whose legislative work on technology and innovation policy led to a federal law being named in his honor.
-
E.
Norman Ramsey
Norman Ramsey was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for developing the separated oscillatory field method, which enabled highly precise atomic clocks and advanced nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
- 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_69ca82876f8081909cf75df0f99bb13f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb4e221448190b536742d1269f9d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d20d92624c81909f5a8af8703ead09 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d20fe81dfc81909da77c59d0b8497a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d210fed02c8190bde2dfa7e81b1ef2 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:40 p.m.