Sir Harry Ricardo

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:award gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-01-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Surrey,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Ricardo
gptkbp:contribution combustion chamber design
development of the sleeve-valve engine
diesel engine improvements
research on fuel octane rating
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-05-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_England
gptkbp:descendedFrom David Ricardo (economist)
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:era 20th century
gptkbp:field mechanical engineering
internal combustion engines
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Ricardo_Consulting_Engineers
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Harry_Ralph_Ricardo
gptkbp:honor knighthood (1948)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Harry Ricardo
gptkbp:influenced aeronautical engineering
automotive engineering
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ricardo_engine
Ricardo plc (company)
research on internal combustion engines
gptkbp:lecturedAt various engineering institutions
gptkbp:legacy Ricardo plc continues as an engineering consultancy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_High-Speed_Internal_Combustion_Engine_(book)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:patent various engine designs
gptkbp:publishedIn numerous technical papers
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrice_Bertha_Hale
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Watt_International_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6