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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Society's_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1834-08-22
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:West_Newton,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:contribution
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advancements in the field of astrophysics.
development of the first powered flight.
pioneering work in aerodynamics.
studies of solar radiation.
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gptkbp:death_date
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1906-02-27
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:field
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physics
engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Samuel P. Langley
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:Ellen_Ochoa
gptkb:Mae_Jemison
gptkb:Sunita_Williams
gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkb:Hugo_Junkers
gptkb:Igor_Sikorsky
gptkb:Buzz_Aldrin
gptkb:Jeff_Bezos
gptkb:Robert_H._Goddard
gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkb:Valentina_Tereshkova
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Richard_Branson
gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
gptkb:Christina_Koch
gptkb:Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkb:Jessica_Meir
gptkb:Peggy_Whitson
gptkb:Gustav_Eiffel
gptkb:Lori_Garver
gptkb:John_D._Anderson_Jr.
gptkb:A._V._Roe
Charles Bolden.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:observatory
aeronautics
Langley’s contributions to the study of the sun.
Langley’s experiments with kites.
Langley’s work on the solar spectrum.
Langley’s role in the establishment of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_New_Astronomy
gptkb:Langley_Aerodrome
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_A._Langley
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:University_of_Washington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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