Samuel Pierpont Langley

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academic administrator astronomer aviation pioneer human inventor physicist

Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, and aviation pioneer known for his early experiments with heavier-than-air flight and for serving as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic administrator → astronomer → aviation pioneer → human → inventor → physicist →
awardReceived	Rumford Prize →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1834-08-22 →
dateOfDeath	1906-02-27 →
directorOf	Allegheny Observatory →
educatedAt	Boston Latin School →
employer	Smithsonian Institution →
familyName	Langley →
fieldOfWork	aeronautics → astronomy → astrophysics → physics → solar physics →
fullName	Samuel Pierpont Langley →
givenName	Samuel →
hasHonorificEponym	Langley (unit) → Langley Air Force Base → NASA Langley Research Center → crater Langley on the Moon →
hasInstrument	bolometer →
influenced	early aviation research in the United States →
inspiredBy	earlier work on aerodynamics and flight →
knownFor	development of the bolometer → early experiments with heavier-than-air flight → research on solar radiation → serving as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution →
memberOf	American Philosophical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
middleName	Pierpont →
notableWork	Langley Aerodrome → bolometer →
occupation	academic administrator → astronomer → aviation pioneer → engineer → inventor → physicist →
placeOfBirth	Roxbury, Massachusetts →
placeOfDeath	Aiken, South Carolina →
positionHeld	Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	infrared radiation → solar radiation →
testedVehicle	Langley Aerodrome A → Langley Aerodrome B →
workLocation	Allegheny Observatory → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory →	foundedBy
Samuel Pierpont Langley →	fullName
Langley Research Center →	namedAfter