
Robert W. Wood
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 69 years ago |
Date of birth | May 2,1868 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Massachusetts |
United States | |
Date of died | August 11,1955 |
Died | Amityville |
New York | |
United States | |
Known for | Optics |
Capillary wave | |
Optics; capillary wave | |
Education | The Roxbury Latin School |
Roxbury Latin School | |
Awards | Rumford Medal |
Rumford Prize | |
Henry Draper Medal | |
Frederic Ives Medal | |
John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium | |
Fellow of the Royal Society | |
Field | Physics |
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ID | 1716885 |
Robert W. Wood Life story
Robert Williams Wood was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography.