| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Edison_Medal gptkb:Perkin_Medal
 gptkb:Priestley_Medal
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1868-08-22 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Jamestown,_Massachusetts,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 1958-01-09 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Schenectady,_New_York,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor | gptkb:Josiah_Parsons_Cooke 
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                                | gptkbp:education | gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:General_Electric 
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                                | gptkbp:fieldOfWork | chemistry research management
 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Willis_Rodney_Whitney 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | founding the General Electric Research Laboratory 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:notableInvention | ductile tungsten filament for light bulbs improvements in electric lighting
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableStudent | gptkb:Irving_Langmuir gptkb:William_D._Coolidge
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:chemist gptkb:inventor
 
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                                | gptkbp:restingPlace | gptkb:Vale_Cemetery,_Schenectady,_New_York 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Anne_Coes 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Saltville,_Virginia 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Willis R. Whitney 
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