Charles Wheatstone
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Sir Charles Wheatstone 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.
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Plaque marking a childhood house in Gloucester
Wheatstone English concertina
Wheatstone in later years
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"Scientists". Photograph of (left to right): Michael Faraday, Thomas Henry Huxley, Charles Wheatstone, David Brewster, John Tyndall, published by Hughes & Edmonds in 1876
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Sir Charles Wheatstone 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 other contributions include the English concertina, the stereoscope and the Playfair cipher.
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