Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aviator
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Royal_Society
British aviation history early aviation pioneers 19th-century inventors |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society_Gold_Medal
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| gptkbp:born |
December 27, 1773
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| gptkbp:contribution |
developed the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine
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| gptkbp:died |
December 15, 1857
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Inventor
physics mechanics aeronautics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir George Cayley
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| gptkbp:influence |
aerodynamics
flight mechanics modern aviation |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Wright_brothers
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| gptkbp:invention |
fixed-wing aircraft
aerodynamic lift theory control surfaces for aircraft |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Cayley's_diagram
the concept of the modern airplane |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future engineers
father of aviation advancements in propulsion systems impact on engineering education influence on aircraft design impact on military aviation impact on space exploration design principles for gliders development of aeronautical engineering impact on aeronautical research impact on aerospace engineering impact on aviation history studies impact on aviation regulations impact on aviation technology advancements impact on commercial aviation impact on educational programs in aviation impact on environmental considerations in aviation impact on flight safety impact on global transportation impact on international aviation standards impact on public perception of flight impact on recreational aviation contributions to scientific understanding of flight pioneering work in flight theoretical foundations of flight |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:British
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Cayley’s_glider
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| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:engineers
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Aerial Navigation
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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