Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Philadelphia_Centennial_Exposition
gptkb:1876_Philadelphia_Exposition |
gptkbp:application |
factories
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gptkbp:design |
horizontal
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gptkbp:features |
automatic cut-off
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gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:Rhode_Island
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gptkbp:game_components |
gptkb:Foundation
gptkb:starship gptkb:seal gptkb:railway_line piston flywheel crankshaft steam chest exhaust port |
gptkbp:historical_impact |
gptkb:public_transportation_system
manufacturing energy production mechanization |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Corliss Steam Engine
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gptkbp:invention |
gptkb:George_Corliss
1849 |
gptkbp:legacy |
preserved in museums
studied in engineering courses used in historical reenactments influenced future engine designs inspired modern steam engines |
gptkbp:notable_event |
Corliss Steam Engine at the 1876 Centennial Exposition
|
gptkbp:notable_for |
improved efficiency
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gptkbp:operates |
steam
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gptkbp:power_output |
varies by model
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gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Company
gptkb:engine gptkb:railway_line energy efficiency mechanical engineering Victorian engineering industrial machinery power generation mechanical devices steam power power systems piston engines steamships engineering history historical technology industrial revolution technology historical engines |
gptkbp:replaced_by |
steam turbine
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gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:industrial_revolution
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gptkbp:type |
reciprocating engine
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gptkbp:used_in |
industrial applications
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