Karl Terzaghi

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:Norman_Medal
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gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1963-10-25
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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geotechnical engineering
soil mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl Terzaghi
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gptkb:Osborne_Reynolds
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founder of soil mechanics
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English
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gptkb:professor
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