Properties (60)
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Montgolfier_brothers
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gptkbp:birthDate |
August 26, 1743
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gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Vivarais,_France
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gptkbp:contribution |
development of lighter-than-air flight
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gptkbp:deathDate |
June 27, 1810
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gptkbp:events |
gptkb:presentation_to_King_Louis_XVI
influence on space exploration first public demonstration of a hot air balloon first flight with passengers influence on modern aviation influence on meteorology influence on the development of hot air balloon festivals influence on the understanding of propulsion systems collaboration with his brother development of safety measures in ballooning establishment of ballooning as a sport experiments with different materials for balloons flight in 1783 with a sheep, a duck, and a rooster flight in 1783 with human passengers influence on education in aeronautics influence on exploration of the stratosphere influence on military applications of balloons influence on scientific research in the atmosphere influence on the design of modern aircraft influence on the development of airships influence on the development of flight simulators influence on the public perception of flight influence on the study of aerodynamics influence on the understanding of buoyancy influence on the understanding of flight mechanics influence on the understanding of flight safety. influence on the understanding of gas laws inspiration for future balloonists influence on the arts and literature regarding flight influence on the understanding of atmospheric pressure influence on the understanding of thermal expansion influence on the development of modern aviation technology celebration_of_the_Montgolfier_brothers'_achievements demonstration_flight_in_Annonay |
gptkbp:famousFor |
hot_air_balloon_flights
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gptkbp:field |
aeronautics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jean-Baptiste Montgolfier
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gptkbp:influence |
early aviation
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gptkbp:influenced |
future inventors
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
scientific experiments of the time
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gptkbp:inspiredBy |
the properties of hot air
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gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Joseph-Michel_Montgolfier
1782 1783 |
gptkbp:knownFor |
inventing the hot air balloon
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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:occupation |
paper manufacturer
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
chemistry
physics thermodynamics aeronautical engineering ballooning |