The Thing (listening device)
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
covert listening device
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
The Great Seal bug
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:U.S._Embassy_in_Moscow
1952 |
| gptkbp:hiddenIn |
Great Seal of the United States (wooden carving)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Thing (listening device)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
development of later surveillance devices
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Léon_Theremin
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
early example of passive covert listening technology
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| gptkbp:powerSource |
externally powered by radio waves
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| gptkbp:presentedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Ambassador_to_the_Soviet_Union
1945 |
| gptkbp:technology |
passive resonant cavity microphone
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leon_Theremin
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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