John Ambrose Fleming

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:award gptkb:Edison_Medal
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1849-11-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lancaster,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-04-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sidmouth,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:Royal_College_of_Science
gptkbp:field electrical engineering
physics
gptkbp:honor gptkb:order_of_merit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Ambrose Fleming
gptkbp:influenced electronics
development of radio technology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:knighted 1929
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Fleming_valve
invention of the vacuum tube (thermionic valve)
left-hand rule for motors
right-hand rule for generators
gptkbp:lecturedAt gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Nottingham
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:John_Logie_Baird
gptkb:Oliver_Lodge
gptkb:Edward_Victor_Appleton
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:James_Fleming
gptkb:Mary_Ann_Fleming
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Fleming_valve
thermionic diode
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:The_Propagation_of_Electric_Currents_in_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Conductors
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Electric_Wave_Telegraphy
gptkb:The_Thermionic_Valve_and_its_Developments_in_Wireless_Telegraphy
gptkb:Waves_and_Ripples_in_Water,_Air,_and_Aether
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Sidmouth,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:signature John Ambrose Fleming signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clara_Ripley
gptkbp:title gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_(FRS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
gptkb:Sir_Ambrose_Fleming
gptkb:UCL_Faculty_of_Engineering_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4