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Sir #CharlesWheatstone was an English #Polymath & self-taught #Physicist #Inventor, who made important contributions to #Physics, #Electricity, #Acoustics & #Optics. Appointed Professor of Experimental #Philosophy at #KingsCollegeLondon in 1834, he applied the #ScientificMethod Sir #IsaacNewton defined during the #AgeofEnlightenment, to early 19th CE philosophical problems.
In Source: King’s College London
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An accomplished linguist, #CharlesWheatstone could read scientific topics in multiple languages & used this ability to study treatise on #Electricity by leading scientists. In particular, the earlier work of the Italian #AlessandroVolta (1745-1827) and his #VoltaicPile invention helped Wheatstone solve the problem of #Telegraphy & develop the World’s 1st practical #Telegraph.
In Source: The Royal Institution
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