David Brewster
(1781-1868)
British astronomer and mathematician
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Sir David Brewster (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle. He studied the birefringence of crystals under compression and discovered photoelasticity, thereby creating the field of optical mineralogy. For this work, William Whewell dubbed him the "father of modern experimental optics" and "the Johannes Kepler of optics."
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11 December 1781 Jedburgh
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10 February 1868 (aged 86) Allerly House, Gattonside, Roxburghshire
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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