Sir Barnes Wallis

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-09-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ripley,_Derbyshire,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Christopher_Wallis
gptkb:Elisabeth_Wallis
gptkb:Mary_Wallis
gptkb:Barnes_Wallis_Jr.
gptkb:John_Wallis
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-10-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Effingham,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ's_Hospital
gptkb:City_and_Guilds_College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:field gptkb:aircraft
aeronautical engineering
structural engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Barnes_Neville_Wallis
gptkbp:honor Wallis Court, Effingham named after him
blue plaque at birthplace
statue at Howden, Yorkshire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Barnes Wallis
gptkbp:influenced military engineering
aeronautical design
gptkbp:influencedBy early airship designers
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Grand_Slam_bomb
gptkb:Tallboy_bomb
bouncing bomb
geodetic airframe
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent Guy Gibson (collaborator in Operation Chastise)
gptkbp:notableWork design of the R100 airship
development of the bouncing bomb for Operation Chastise
geodetic construction for Vickers Wellington bomber
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St_Lawrence_Church,_Effingham,_Surrey
gptkbp:signature Barnes Wallis signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Frances_Bloxam
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(book)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(film)
biographies and documentaries
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5