Birthdate: June 13, 1773
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Milverton
Died: May 10, 1829
Thomas Young, a British polymath, made significant contributions to various fields such as vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology. He played a key role in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, notably through his work on the Rosetta Stone. Young’s impact influenced renowned scientists like William Herschel, Hermann von Helmholtz, James Clerk Maxwell, and Albert Einstein. He supported the wave theory of light proposed by Christiaan Huygens over Isaac Newton’s corpuscular theory, a concept later developed by Augustin-Jean Fresnel.
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