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gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Knighthood
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1912-05-23
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Wishaw,_Scotland
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1998-02-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Glasgow,_Scotland
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:field
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electronics
nuclear physics
physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Samuel Curran
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gptkbp:knownFor
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invention of the scintillation counter
founding principal of University of Strathclyde
invention of the proximity fuze
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Joan_Curran
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gptkbp:title
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Principal of University of Strathclyde
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gptkbp:workInstitution
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gptkb:Cavendish_Laboratory
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkb:University_of_Strathclyde
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:scintillation_detectors
gptkb:Scintillation_Counter
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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