Joseph Wilson Swan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Inventor
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Institution_of_Electrical_Engineers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:born October 31, 1828
gptkbp:burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Isabella_Swan
gptkb:Mary_Swan
gptkb:Joseph_Swan_Jr.
Henry_Swan
gptkbp:contribution Photographic processes
Electric lighting systems
Development of the carbon filament
gptkbp:died May 27, 1914
gptkbp:education gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne_School
gptkbp:field Chemistry
Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Wilson Swan
gptkbp:influenced Electrical engineering
Photography
Lighting industry
Modern lighting technology
Inventors of electric light
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Swan's_carbon_filament_lamp
gptkb:Swan_lamp
gptkb:Swan's_incandescent_lamp
Swan's_electric_light
gptkbp:knownFor Invention of the incandescent light bulb
gptkbp:legacy Advancements in electrical engineering
Contribution to the field of photography
Influence on lighting technology
Pioneer_of_electric_lighting
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Swan_Lamp_Company
gptkb:The_Swan_Electric_Light_Company
The Photographic Process
The Electric Light
gptkbp:occupation Chemist
Physicist
gptkbp:patentCitation Incandescent light bulb patent
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Sunderland,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_Swan