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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Canterbury
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:IEEE_Edison_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Order_of_New_Zealand
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:James_Watt_International_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1910-12-24
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Pickering_Jr.
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gptkbp:citizenship
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gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2004-03-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:La_Cañada_Flintridge,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Canterbury_College
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
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gptkbp:field
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space science
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Hayward_Pickering
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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gptkb:KBE
gptkb:ONZ
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William H. Pickering
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:U.S._space_program
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gptkbp:knownFor
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leadership in U.S. space exploration
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkb:Ranger_program
gptkb:Mariner_program
gptkb:Surveyor_program
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
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gptkbp:position
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Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Pasadena,_California
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale,_California
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gptkbp:signature
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William H. Pickering signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Irene_Pickering
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:William_Pickering:_A_Life_of_Innovation_(biography)
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1976
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gptkbp:termStart
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1954
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Theta_Xi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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