Barnes Wallis
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Barnes Wallis was a British engineer and inventor best known for creating the "bouncing bomb" used by the RAF's Dambusters during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barnes Wallis canonical | 18 |
| Sir Barnes Neville Wallis | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronautical engineer
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Bachelor
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ Royal Medal of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-09-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ripley, Derbyshire, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-10-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Leatherhead, Surrey, England ⓘ |
| designed |
Grand Slam bomb
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Tallboy bomb ⓘ Upkeep ⓘ
surface form:
Upkeep bomb
Vickers Wellesley bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Wellesley geodetic structure
bouncing bomb ⓘ geodetic airframe for Vickers Wellington bomber ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ’s Hospital
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ
surface form:
University of London (external studies)
|
| employer |
Vickers-Armstrongs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Ltd
Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautical engineering
ⓘ
military technology ⓘ structural engineering ⓘ |
| fullName |
Barnes Wallis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis
|
| givenName | Barnes ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| inspired |
Operation Chastise
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surface form:
Operation Chastise (Dambusters raid)
|
| knownFor |
Dambusters raid contribution
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Grand Slam bomb ⓘ Tallboy bomb ⓘ Upkeep bouncing bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Upkeep bomb
bouncing bomb ⓘ geodetic airframe construction ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Aeronautical Society
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of special bombs for RAF Bomber Command ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Redgrave ⓘ |
| spouse | Molly Bloxam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
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surface form:
film "The Dam Busters" (1955)
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| workLocation |
Brooklands
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surface form:
Brooklands, Surrey, England
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this entity surface form:
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis