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