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Young, Thomas (1773–1829)


Thmas Young
British linguist, physician, and physicist. His most significant achievement was in demonstrating optical interference, to resurrect the wave theory of light, which was occulted by Newton's particle theory. He also suggested that the eye responded to mixtures of three primary colors, and proposed the modulus of elasticity known as Young's modulus.


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