Corliss Steam Engine Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Company
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| gptkbp:awards |
Medal_at_the_1851_Great_Exhibition
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| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Mason_Machine_Works
gptkb:Hawthorne_&_Company gptkb:Babcock_&_Wilcox |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Industrial Revolution
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1900
|
| gptkbp:employees |
Over 1,000 at peak
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
High efficiency steam engines
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| gptkbp:founded |
1849
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| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:George_H._Corliss
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Pioneered_the_use_of_the_Corliss_valve_gear
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Corliss Steam Engine Company
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Agriculture
Construction Food processing Manufacturing Mining Textile industry Transportation Water supply systems Economic growth Energy production Urban development Steel industry Paper industry Transportation infrastructure Electricity generation Heating systems Environmental impact Technological advancement Labor relations Refrigeration systems Chemical_industry |
| gptkbp:industry |
Manufacturing
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_H._Corliss
gptkb:Charles_H._Corliss gptkb:George_H._Corliss |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on modern steam engine design
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:market |
Industrial machinery
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Corliss_steam_engine
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Power plants
Mills Shipyards Factories Railroads |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Corliss_&_Company
|
| gptkbp:products |
Steam engines
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
Steam power
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Innovations in steam engine design
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Corliss_Engine_Company
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:American_Locomotive_Company
|
| gptkbp:technology |
Steam engine technology
|