Barnes Wallis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-09-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ripley,_Derbyshire,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Andrew_Wallis
gptkb:Barbara_Wallis
gptkb:Christopher_Wallis
gptkb:Elisabeth_Wallis
gptkb:Mary_Wallis
gptkb:John_Wallis
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-10-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Effingham,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ's_Hospital
gptkb:City_and_Guilds_College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Vickers
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:aircraft
aeronautical engineering
structural engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Barnes_Neville_Wallis
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barnes Wallis
gptkbp:influenced aeronautical engineering
gptkbp:influencedBy early airship designers
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Grand_Slam_bomb
gptkb:Tallboy_bomb
bouncing bomb
geodetic airframe design
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Wellington_bomber
gptkb:Grand_Slam_bomb
gptkb:R100_airship
gptkb:Tallboy_bomb
bouncing bomb
geodetic airframe structure
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St_Lawrence_Churchyard,_Effingham,_Surrey
gptkbp:signature Barnes_Wallis_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Frances_Bloxam
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(book)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(film)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christ's_Hospital
gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5