Charles Algernon Parsons
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Charles Algernon Parsons was a British engineer and inventor best known for developing the modern steam turbine, which revolutionized marine propulsion and power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Algernon Parsons canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Rumford Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Grave at Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-02-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | W.G. Armstrong & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
marine propulsion
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mechanical engineering ⓘ power generation ⓘ steam turbine technology ⓘ |
| founded | C. A. Parsons and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Sir
ⓘ
The Hon. ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of large-scale electricity generation
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development of steam turbine-powered ships ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing electrical power generation
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developing the modern steam turbine ⓘ revolutionizing marine propulsion ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Algernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Charles Algernon Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Parsons steam turbine
NERFINISHED
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development of the modern steam turbine ⓘ turbine-powered ship Turbinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
ⓘ
inventor ⓘ |
| patent | 1884 steam turbine patent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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Kingston upon Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Katharine Bethell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Turbinia