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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Montgolfier_brothers
gptkb:the_Age_of_Enlightenment |
gptkbp:birthDate |
August 26, 1745
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Vivarais,_France
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gptkbp:celebratedIn |
various festivals and events
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
his_brother_Joseph-Michel
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
the science of thermodynamics
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gptkbp:contribution |
demonstrating the principles of buoyancy
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gptkbp:deathDate |
June 2, 1810
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gptkbp:education |
self-taught in physics and engineering
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gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Montgolfier_family
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gptkbp:famousFor |
the first public demonstration of a hot air balloon
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gptkbp:field |
aeronautics
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gptkbp:firstFlight |
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkb:Annonay,_France approximately 5 minutes approximately 6 minutes about 1,000 meters September 19, 1783 about 3,000 feet a sheep, a duck, and a rooster November 21, 1783 Jean-François_Pilâtre_de_Rozier_and_François_Laurent_d'Arlincourt |
gptkbp:honors |
numerous monuments and memorials
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jacques Montgolfier
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gptkbp:influence |
early aviation pioneers
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gptkbp:influenced |
modern aviation technology
the field of meteorology aeronautics development the development of air travel |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
scientific principles of flight
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gptkbp:inspiration |
future ballooning technology
the_Wright_brothers |
gptkbp:inspiredBy |
the sight of paper rising in the air
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gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Joseph-Michel_Montgolfier
1783 |
gptkbp:knownFor |
inventing the hot air balloon
his contributions to science and engineering his experiments with lighter-than-air flight |
gptkbp:legacy |
pioneering flight technology
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gptkbp:nationality |
French
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
first manned flight in a hot air balloon
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gptkbp:patentCitation |
hot_air_balloon_design
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:the_French_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:the_Montgolfier_balloon
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