Sir William Henry Preece

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:award gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1834-10-15
gptkbp:contribution Radio communication
Telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy
gptkbp:death_date 1913-12-05
gptkbp:field Electrical Engineering
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:radio_station
Electromagnetism
Signal processing
Optical communication
Telecommunications engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Henry Preece
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Guglielmo_Marconi
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:invention gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:communication_systems
Wireless communication device
Telecommunication network
Signal processing device
Telecommunication system
Wireless telegraphy system
Telegraph apparatus
Telegraph relay system
Improvements in telegraphic apparatus
Improved telegraph system
Telephone exchange system
Improvements in the apparatus for transmitting signals
Improvements in the apparatus for wireless communication
Electrical communication device
Electrical signaling apparatus
Electrical signaling system
Long-distance communication system
Optical communication apparatus
Optical signaling device
Radio apparatus
Signal processing apparatus
Signal relay apparatus
Signal relay system
Signal transmission apparatus
Signal transmission device
Telecommunication apparatus
Telecommunication device apparatus
Telecommunication network device
Telecommunication relay system
Telecommunication signaling apparatus
Telecommunication signaling device
Telegraph signaling device
Wireless apparatus
Wireless communication apparatus
Wireless signaling device
Improvements in the apparatus for receiving signals
Improvements in the construction of telegraph lines
Improvements in the transmission of electrical signals
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:member gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Institution_of_Electrical_Engineers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work Development of the telephone system
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London
gptkbp:position_held Chief Engineer of the Post Office
gptkbp:spouse Mary Preece
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lancashire_and_Yorkshire_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5