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. Through his 1847 marriage he was uncle to Arthur and Oliver Heaviside and influenced their careers in the direction of telegraphy.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
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Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802 - 1875, scientist and inventor, lived here. Grea...
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See Londonist's excellent post How Television Was Invented In London. We love it when our friends do the work for us!
3 memorials
Antoine Lavoisier
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1 memorial
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
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1 memorial
Joseph Addison
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1 memorial
Johannes Kepler
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1 memorial
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