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Fresnel, Augustin Jean (1788–1827)


Augustin Jean Fresnel
French physicist and engineer who developed the transverse-wave theory of light through his work on optical interference. He worked also on reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization, and developed a compound lens system still used in many lighthouses.


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