Triple
T22667398
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard T. Whitcomb |
E559826
|
entity |
| Predicate | awardReceived |
P11
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
The NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering is a prestigious National Academy of Sciences honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of aeronautical engineering.
|
E1549101
|
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: NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering | Statement: [Richard T. Whitcomb, awardReceived, NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Context triple: [Richard T. Whitcomb, awardReceived, NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering]
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A.
AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award
The AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of aeronautical science and engineering.
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B.
AIAA Aerospace Design Engineering Award
The AIAA Aerospace Design Engineering Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievements and innovation in aerospace design engineering, presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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C.
AIAA Distinguished Service Award
The AIAA Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to individuals who have made exceptional contributions and long-term service to the institute and the aerospace community.
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D.
NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement Award
The NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement Award is an honor recognizing exceptional contributions and outstanding performance by individuals at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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E.
AIAA Aerodynamics Award
The AIAA Aerodynamics Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of aerodynamics in aerospace engineering.
- 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: NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Triple: [Richard T. Whitcomb, awardReceived, NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering]
Generated description
The NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering is a prestigious National Academy of Sciences honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of aeronautical engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Target entity description: The NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering is a prestigious National Academy of Sciences honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of aeronautical engineering.
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A.
AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award
The AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of aeronautical science and engineering.
-
B.
AIAA Aerospace Design Engineering Award
The AIAA Aerospace Design Engineering Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievements and innovation in aerospace design engineering, presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
-
C.
AIAA Distinguished Service Award
The AIAA Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to individuals who have made exceptional contributions and long-term service to the institute and the aerospace community.
-
D.
NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement Award
The NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement Award is an honor recognizing exceptional contributions and outstanding performance by individuals at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
-
E.
AIAA Aerodynamics Award
The AIAA Aerodynamics Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of aerodynamics in aerospace engineering.
- 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_69e2454a158c819093b8e35f5045efb6 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1781ceca08190ba1309570e81c5af |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b73e7aff48190a2357f66abe29938 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b7629d4448190bc7e2a1fc36f6d6e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b7680d4cc8190883974c65a0f53dd |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:09 p.m.