Augustin-Jean Fresnel

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French physicist human physicist

Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French physicist best known for his pioneering work on the wave theory of light and the invention of Fresnel lenses used in lighthouses.

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Augustin-Jean Fresnel (English) 1
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instanceOf French physicist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
awardReceived Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ
Rumford Medal ⓘ
buriedAt Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
contributedTo Huygens–Fresnel principle ⓘ
understanding of light interference ⓘ
understanding of light polarization ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1788-05-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1827-07-14 ⓘ
developed Fresnel integrals ⓘ
Fresnel lens for lighthouses ⓘ
Fresnel zone plates ⓘ
educatedAt École Polytechnique ⓘ
École des Ponts et Chaussées ⓘ
employer French Commission of Lighthouses ⓘ
era 19th-century physics ⓘ
familyName Fresnel diffraction theory ⓘ
surface form: Fresnel
fieldOfWork optics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
givenName Augustin-Jean ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Augustin-Jean Fresnel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Augustin-Jean Fresnel (English)

Augustin-Jean Fresnel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Augustin-Jean Fresnel (French)
influenced Arago ⓘ
Hippolyte Fizeau ⓘ
James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ
influencedBy Thomas Young ⓘ
knownFor Fresnel diffraction ⓘ
Fresnel equations ⓘ
Fresnel zone plates ⓘ
surface form: Fresnel lens

interference of light ⓘ
polarization of light ⓘ
wave theory of light ⓘ
memberOf Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form: French Academy of Sciences
name Augustin-Jean Fresnel self-link ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableWork Huygens–Fresnel principle ⓘ
surface form: Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière

Mémoire sur la double réfraction ⓘ
occupation civil engineer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Broglie, Eure, France ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ville-d'Avray, France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
theory transverse wave theory of light ⓘ
workLocation Paris ⓘ

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wave theory of light → historicalProponent → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Christiaan Huygens → influenced → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Thomas Young → influenced → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Traité de la lumière → influenced → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Arago → influencedBy → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
George Stokes → influencedBy → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel → name → Augustin-Jean Fresnel self-link ⓘ
Fresnel diffraction theory → namedAfter → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Fresnel equations → namedAfter → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Fresnel zone plates → namedAfter → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
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Huygens–Fresnel principle → namedAfter → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ
Mémoire sur la double réfraction → relatedTo → Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ