Charles Wheatstone
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- Born
- 6 February 1802
- Died
- 19 October 1875
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The harmonic diagram
- The scientific papers of Sir Charles Wheatstone
- The scientific papers
- The Scientific Papers Of Sir Charles Wheatstone
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
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- The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research
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- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 22,782x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 21,841x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1802-02-06 ) 6 February 1802, Barnwood , Gloucester , England
- Died
- 19 October 1875 (1875-10-19) (aged 73), Paris , French Third Republic
- Known for
- Wheatstone bridge Wheatstone system Wheatstone–Playfair cipher Wheatstone ABC telegraph Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph Kaleidophone Potentiometer Pseudoscope Stereoscope
- Awards
- Royal Medal (1840, 1843) Albert Medal (1867) Copley Medal (1868)
- Fields
- Physics
- Institutions
- King's College London
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Key dates
- Born
- 6 February 1802
- Died
- 19 October 1875
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Gloucester
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- photographer
- Employer
- King's College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- physics
Article
Sir Charles Wheatstone (/ˈwiːtstən/; 6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875) 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 (a device for displaying three-dimensional images) and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique).
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