Christopher Cockerell

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:advocated_for engineering education
sustainable transport
gptkbp:associated_with British engineering
gptkbp:awarded_for honorary degrees
gptkbp:awards Royal Society Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date 1910-06-04
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:class universities
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:engineers
gptkbp:contributed_to aerospace engineering
British transport history
transport innovation
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:public_transportation
hovercraft research
gptkbp:death_date 1999-09-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:helicopter
gptkbp:field engineering
gptkbp:field_of_study fluid dynamics
gptkbp:first_hovercraft SR. N1
gptkbp:honors gptkb:CBE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christopher Cockerell
gptkbp:influenced modern transport systems
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Sir_Frank_Whittle
gptkb:Sir_George_Cayley
gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci
gptkbp:inspired future inventors
gptkbp:inspired_by nature's designs
fishing boat design
gptkbp:invention gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:1955
gptkb:1962
gptkb:Shipbuilding
GB 849,091
hovercraft design
hovercraft patent
gptkbp:involved_in transport research
transport policy discussions
engineering research projects
commercial hovercraft development
gptkbp:involvement military applications
gptkbp:is_influenced_by transportation vehicles
gptkbp:is_recognized_for engineering excellence
gptkbp:known_as the father of the hovercraft
gptkbp:known_for innovative engineering solutions
hovercraft invention
gptkbp:legacy hovercraft technology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work SR. N4 hovercraft
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:publications engineering papers
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:National_Honor_Society
engineering societies
gptkbp:related_to aerodynamics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Cockerell
gptkbp:work_location British Hovercraft Corporation
gptkbp:works_on hovercraft prototypes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Air-cushion_vehicle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6