Robert W. Wood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American physicist and inventor
Date of Birth: 02-May-1868
Place of Birth: Rioko, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 11-Aug-1955
Profession: physicist, university teacher, novelist, science fiction writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Robert W. Wood
- Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor.
- He is often cited as being a pivotal contributor to the field of optics and a pioneer of infrared and ultraviolet photography.
- Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the nature and physics of ultraviolet radiation, and made possible the myriad uses of UV-fluorescence which became popular after World War I.
- He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.
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