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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Perkin_Medal
gptkb:Priestley_Medal
gptkb:Willard_Gibbs_Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1889-05-18
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Beaver_Falls,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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strangulation
accident (entanglement in a device he invented to help himself out of bed due to polio)
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1944-11-02
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Worthington,_Ohio,_United_States
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gptkbp:diagnosedBy
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polio
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Cornell_University
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:General_Motors
gptkb:Dayton_Engineering_Laboratories_Company_(Delco)
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gptkbp:field
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chemistry
mechanical engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thomas Midgley Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced
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automotive industry
refrigeration industry
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gptkbp:knownFor
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development of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
development of tetraethyllead (TEL) as an anti-knock agent in gasoline
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Freon
tetraethyllead
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
chemist
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gptkbp:patent
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gptkb:US1514383A_(Process_of_treating_gasoline)
US1982139A (Refrigerating apparatus)
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Green_Lawn_Cemetery,_Columbus,_Ohio
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Carrie_Reynolds
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Kettering
gptkb:R-12
gptkb:CFC
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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