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Charles Wheatstone

Sir Charles Wheatstone (/ˈwiːtstən/; 6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875) was an English physicist and inventor best known for his contributions to the development of the Wheatstone bridge, originally invented by Samuel Hunter Christie, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance, and as a major figure in the development of telegraphy. His…

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Known for
Wheatstone bridge · Wheatstone system · Wheatstone–Playfair cipher · Wheatstone ABC telegraph · Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph
Born
(1802-02-06)6 February 1802 Barnwood, Gloucester, England
Died
19 October 1875(1875-10-19) (aged 73) Paris, France
Fields
Physics
Workplaces
King's College London

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Life

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Velocity of electricity

Spectroscopy

Telegraph

Optics

Measuring time

Wheatstone bridge

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Cryptography

Electrical generators

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Charles WheatstoneKnown forWheatstone–Playfair cipher1.00infobox
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Charles WheatstoneKnown forKaleidophone1.00infobox
Charles WheatstoneKnown forPotentiometer1.00infobox
Charles WheatstoneKnown forPseudoscope1.00infobox
Charles WheatstoneKnown forStereoscope1.00infobox
Charles WheatstoneWorkplacesKing's College London1.00infobox

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