Charles Wheatstone (historical)

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Charles Wheatstone was a 19th-century English scientist and inventor best known for pioneering work in telegraphy and electrical measurement, including the Wheatstone bridge.

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instanceOf academic ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
Royal Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1802-02-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1875-10-19 ⓘ
educatedAt self-taught in science ⓘ
employer King's College London ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Wheatstone ⓘ
fieldOfWork acoustics ⓘ
electrical engineering ⓘ
electrical measurement ⓘ
optics ⓘ
telegraphy ⓘ
fullName Charles Wheatstone ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasInstrument Wheatstone bridge ⓘ
concertina ⓘ
stereoscope ⓘ
influenced development of electrical measurement techniques ⓘ
early telegraph systems ⓘ
knownFor development of the English concertina ⓘ
development of the Wheatstone bridge ⓘ
invention of the stereoscope ⓘ
pioneering work in telegraphy ⓘ
research on binocular vision ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph ⓘ
Playfair cipher ⓘ
Wheatstone bridge ⓘ
chronoscope ⓘ
concertina ⓘ
polar clock ⓘ
stereoscope ⓘ
occupation electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
patentHolder electric telegraph improvements ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ
placeOfBirth Barnwood ⓘ
England ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
placeOfDeath France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Experimental Philosophy at King's College London ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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