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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Civil_War
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degrees
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gptkbp:born
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September 12, 1818
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Military engineering
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gptkbp:contribution
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Rapid-fire weaponry
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Portrayals in media
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
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gptkbp:descendant
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Gatling family
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gptkbp:design
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Rotating barrels
Subsequent military inventions
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gptkbp:died
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February 26, 1903
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Jefferson_Medical_College
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Early machine gun
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The Gatling gun is a weapon of war."
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gptkbp:field
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Military technology
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Post-Civil War era
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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19th century
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Pioneer_in_weaponry
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First successful machine gun
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Wealthy plantation family
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Richard Gatling
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gptkbp:impact
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Military history
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gptkbp:influence
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Military tactics
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gptkbp:influenced
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Modern firearms
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Industrial Revolution
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Subsequent automatic weapons
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gptkbp:inventor
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1861
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Gatling gun
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gptkbp:legacy
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Gatling gun's impact on warfare
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Major
Used in various conflicts
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Civil War battles
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Modern military strategy
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Gatling gun design
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gptkbp:occupation
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Engineer
Inventor
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gptkbp:patentCitation
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Gatling gun patent
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gptkbp:patentFamily
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Innovative firing mechanism
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gptkbp:patentFilingDate
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1862
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gptkbp:patentNumber
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US_36,393
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gptkbp:patentOffice
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gptkb:United_States_Patent_Office
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gptkbp:patentType
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Multi-barrel gun
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gptkbp:personalLife
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Married with children
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:North_Carolina
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Military technology development
Agricultural_machinery
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1862
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Firearms development
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gptkbp:researchContribution
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Community involvement
Advancements in artillery.
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Catherine_Gatling
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gptkbp:technology
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Mechanized warfare
Early automatic fire mechanism
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gptkbp:triggerType
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Hand-cranked operation
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gptkbp:workLocation
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gptkb:New_York
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