Sir Barnes Wallis

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vickers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:born September 26, 1887
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution British_military_strategy
World_War_II_technology
gptkbp:died July 30, 1979
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:famousPerson The Dam Busters: The True Story of the Dambusters Raid
gptkbp:field engineering
gptkbp:filmography The Dambusters
The_Dam_Busters_(1955)
gptkbp:honors Wallis_Avenue,_a_street_named_after_him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Barnes Wallis
gptkbp:influence civil engineering
engineering education
engineering practices
scientific research
aerospace engineering
defense policy
defense technology
military history
engineering ethics
strategic bombing
technology transfer
aircraft development
air warfare
military engineering
explosive engineering
military technology development
aeronautical research
military aviation tactics
bombing tactics
post-war aviation technology
modern bomb design
gptkbp:influenced military aviation
aeronautical design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:H.G._Wells
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Highball_bomb
Upkeep bomb
Wallis bomb
gptkbp:knownFor bouncing bomb
gptkbp:legacy engineering innovations
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dam_Busters_raid
gptkbp:occupation inventor
gptkbp:patentCitation aircraft design innovations
bombing techniques
bouncing bomb design
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Ripley,_Derbyshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:research aerodynamics
hydrodynamics
explosive devices
gptkbp:spouse Dorothy_Wallis