Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences |
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_member_of_the_Royal_Society
Honorary_member_of_the_Academy_of_Sciences_in_Berlin |
| gptkbp:born |
May 24, 1686
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
standardization of temperature measurement
development of thermometers |
| gptkbp:died |
September 16, 1736
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Gdansk
|
| gptkbp:field |
engineering
thermodynamics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
|
| gptkbp:influence |
physics
meteorology chemical engineering climate science engineering practices industrial processes scientific instrumentation thermodynamic studies temperature measurement standards |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
Anders Celsius |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz |
| gptkbp:inventor |
alcohol thermometer
thermometer with fixed points |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Fahrenheit temperature scale
mercury-in-glass thermometer |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Fahrenheit scale still in use today
influence on modern thermometry |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Dutch
German Polish |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Fahrenheit scale
thermometer design |
| gptkbp:occupation |
engineer
inventor scientist |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Danzig
gptkb:Amsterdam gptkb:London |