Person    | Male  Born 6/2/1802  Died 19/10/1875

Sir Charles Wheatstone

Categories: Science

Countries: France

Born at Barnwood Manor House, Barnwood, near Gloucester. Knighted 30 Jan. 1868. Died Paris. Inventor of things such as the English concertina and the stereoscope but best known for the Wheatstone bridge which measures electrical resistance. Also a major figure in the development of telegraphy.

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Charles Wheatstone

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