Statements (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Dunlop_Rubber_Company
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gptkbp:awards |
Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University Belfast
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gptkbp:born |
February 5, 1840
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gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Dundonald_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:John_Dunlop
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gptkbp:contribution |
transportation industry
improvement of bicycle performance |
gptkbp:died |
October 23, 1921
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Royal_Veterinary_College
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gptkbp:famous_for |
revolutionizing transportation
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gptkbp:field |
engineering
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gptkbp:founded |
Dunlop Rubber Company in 1889
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Boyd Dunlop
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gptkbp:impact |
safety and comfort in vehicles
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gptkbp:influenced |
automobile industry
sports and recreational vehicles |
gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Robert_William_Thomson
gptkb:industrial_revolution |
gptkbp:inspired |
modern tire manufacturing
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gptkbp:invention |
gptkb:tire
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Patent_Office 1887 improved ride quality collaboration with engineers pneumatic tire patent in 1888 tire safety standards global transportation systems December 7, 1888 bicycles and automobiles increased bicycle sales modern tire designs |
gptkbp:invention_adaptation |
various vehicle types
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gptkbp:invention_commercialization |
mass production of tires
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gptkbp:invention_location |
Belfast, Ireland
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gptkbp:invention_recognition |
historical significance in engineering
pioneering work in tire technology |
gptkbp:known_for |
inventing the pneumatic tire
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gptkbp:legacy |
pneumatic tire technology
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gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_event |
first successful test of pneumatic tire
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gptkbp:occupation |
veterinary surgeon
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gptkbp:related_to |
pneumatics
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gptkbp:residence |
Belfast, Ireland
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Dunlop
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gptkbp:work |
gptkb:Dunlop_Rubber_Company
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dunlop
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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