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
surface form: King's College London
ethnicGroup English
familyName Wheatstone
fieldOfWork acoustics
electrical engineering
electrical measurement
optics
telegraphy
fullName Charles Wheatstone (historical) self-link
surface form: 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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King’s College London hasNotableFaculty Charles Wheatstone (historical)
The History and Present State of Electricity describesWorkOf Charles Wheatstone (historical)
this entity surface form: Stephen Gray
Charles Wheatstone (historical) fullName Charles Wheatstone (historical) self-link
subject surface form: Charles Wheatstone
this entity surface form: Charles Wheatstone