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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1865-05-06
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:New_Milford,_New_Jersey,_United_States
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gptkbp:child
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John Walter Christie Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1944-01-11
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Falls_Church,_Virginia,_United_States
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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gptkb:aircraft
automotive engineering
tank design
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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Christie Direct Action Motor Car Company
Front Drive Motor Company
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gptkbp:fullName
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John Walter Christie
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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J. Walter Christie
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gptkbp:influenced
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Soviet tank design
British tank design
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gptkbp:knownFor
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automotive engineering
Christie suspension
tank suspension systems
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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developed the Christie suspension system
pioneered front-wheel drive vehicles in America
built and raced one of the first American front-wheel drive cars at the Indianapolis 500
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gptkbp:notableWork
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race cars
front-wheel drive vehicles
Christie tank
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
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gptkbp:patent
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US Patent 1,210,340
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gptkbp:raceCarDriver
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true
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Josephine Christie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:BT-2_tank
gptkb:Tanks_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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