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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Edison_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Stuart_Ballantine_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1910-03-27
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Des_Moines,_Iowa,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_R._Pierce
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2002-04-02
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Mountain_View,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:William_Smythe
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:information_theory
communications
electrical engineering
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Pierce diode
Pierce gun
coined the term 'transistor'
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:author
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Elizabeth Woodson
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:An_Introduction_to_Information_Theory:_Symbols,_Signals_and_Noise
gptkb:Electrons,_Waves,_and_Messages
Symbols, Signals and Noise
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:16th_Armored_Division
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John L. Pierce
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