Robert W. Wood
Robert Williams Wood was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of ultraviolet light, and made possible 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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Male
Date of Birth
May 2nd, 1868
Age
157
Birth Place
United States of America, Massachusetts
Date of Death
August 11st, 1955
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Taurus
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