David Brewster
David Brewster
Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE 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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Date of Birth
December 11st, 1781
Age
242
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
February 10th, 1868
Died Aged
86
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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