Alfred Vail

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Inventor
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Morse_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Morris_Township,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:born February 25, 1807
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alfred_Vail_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Morse
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Morse_and_Vail_partnership
gptkbp:contributedTo Telecommunications
Morse code
gptkbp:contribution Development of the telegraph system
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on communication technology
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:John_Vail
gptkbp:died January 18, 1859
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:family Vail_family
gptkbp:founded Vail_&_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Alfred_Ely_Beach_Vail
gptkbp:historicalImpact Modern communication systems
gptkbp:historicalRole Telegraph_pioneer
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering work in electrical engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred Vail
gptkbp:impact Communication methods
gptkbp:influence Telecommunication industry
19th-century technology
gptkbp:influenced Modern telecommunications
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkbp:innovation Long-distance communication
Telegraph printing
gptkbp:inspiration Future inventors
gptkbp:inspiredBy The need for long-distance communication
gptkbp:inventor Printing telegraph
gptkbp:knownFor Telegraph development
gptkbp:legacy Vail's_contributions_to_communication_technology
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent First successful telegraph line
gptkbp:notableFeature Telegraphy advancements
Morse code development
gptkbp:notableWork Electromagnetic telegraph
gptkbp:occupation Inventor
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Morse_and_Vail
gptkbp:patentAssignee gptkb:U.S._Patent_1647
gptkbp:patentCitation Telegraph system improvements
gptkbp:patentFilingDate 1840
gptkbp:patentNumber gptkb:U.S._Patent_1647
gptkbp:patentType Utility patent
gptkbp:recognizes Telegraph inventor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Samuel_Morse's_telegraph
gptkbp:researchField Electrical engineering
gptkbp:role Partner
gptkbp:sibling George_Vail
gptkbp:significantEvent First public demonstration of the telegraph
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Vail
gptkbp:technology Telegraph technology
Electromagnetic telegraphy
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Samuel_Morse