Charles Wheatstone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Wheatstone

British physicist

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1802

Place of Birth: Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1875

Profession: photographer, engineer, physicist, mathematician, inventor, musical instrument maker, cryptographer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS HFRSE DCL LLD (6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875), was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique).
However, Wheatstone is best known for his contributions in 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.



Alternative names	Samuel Lawrence
Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1817	1884
Location of birth/death		London
Authority control	: Q1404661 VIAF: 26927561 ISNI: 0000 0004 5972 5495 ULAN: 500016923 LCCN: nr92022510 NLA: 35137935 WorldCat