Henry Cavendish

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Scientist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Cavendish_Laboratory
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:born October 10, 1731
gptkbp:burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:contribution First to recognize hydrogen as a distinct element
Investigated the properties of gases
Measurement_of_the_density_of_the_Earth
Developed_the_Cavendish_experiment_to_measure_gravitational_attraction
gptkbp:died February 24, 1810
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cavendish_family
gptkbp:field Chemistry
Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Cavendish
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Robert_Boyle
gptkbp:inventor Cavendish_balance
Cavendish's_density_measurement_techniques
Cavendish's_electrical_experiments
Cavendish's_gas_laws
Hydrogen_gas_production_method
gptkbp:knownFor Discovering hydrogen
Cavendish_experiment
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Cavendish_Laboratory
Cavendish_experiment
Cavendish's_law_of_gases
Cavendish's_work_on_electricity
Cavendish's_contributions_to_chemistry
Cavendish's_contributions_to_physics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature nan
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Electrical_Researches_of_the_Hon._Henry_Cavendish
Experiments on Air
gptkbp:occupation Chemist
Physicist
gptkbp:researchFocus Thermodynamics
Gravitation
Electrostatics
Gas behavior
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse nan