Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Carl_Zeiss_AG
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gptkbp:defunct |
1982
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gptkbp:founded |
1833
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_Beecher
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Southbridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Optical Company
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gptkbp:industry |
optical industry
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Southbridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notableEmployee |
gptkb:William_Beecher
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
contributed to Apollo space program
developed early bifocal lenses supplied sunglasses to U.S. military |
gptkbp:notableProduct |
gptkb:AO_Aviator_sunglasses
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gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:Carl_Zeiss_AG
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gptkbp:products |
eyeglasses
lenses sunglasses optical instruments |
gptkbp:status |
defunct
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:AO_Eyewear
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Southbridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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