Early Life and Personal Life of Charles Wheatstone
– Born in Barnwood, Gloucestershire
– Father was a music-seller in the town
– Moved to London at the age of four
– Attended various institutions in London
– Married Emma West in 1847
– Had five young children
– Domestic life was quiet and uneventful
Scientific Achievements and Recognition
– Knighted in 1868 for his completion of the automatic telegraph
– Made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
– Fellow of the Royal Society since 1836
– Elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1859
– Awarded the Ampere Medal by the French Society for the Encouragement of National Industry in 1873
Charles Wheatstone’s Inventions and Contributions
– English Concertina
– Velocity of Electricity
– Spectroscopy
– Telegraph
– Cooperation with Cooke
– Early installations
– Public attention and success
– Differences with Cooke
– Further work on telegraphs
– Optics
– Measuring time
– Contributions to Timekeeping
– The Polar Clock
– Wheatstone Bridge
– Cryptography
– Electrical Generators
Death and Legacy
– Died in Paris in 1875 at the age of 73
– Caught a cold while perfecting his receiving instrument for submarine cables
– Memorial service held in the Anglican Chapel, Paris
– Remains buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London
– Remembered for his contributions to telegraphy and acoustics
Miscellaneous
– Examples of Wheatstone’s inventions and contributions
– Wheatstone’s role in the establishment of the Electric Telegraph Company
– Accusations of appropriating ideas and compensation received
– The Playfair cipher and cryptography
– Contributions to advancements in electrical generation technology Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wheatstone
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Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS FRSE (/ˈwiːtstən/; 6 February 1802 – 19 October 1875), was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique). However, Wheatstone is best known for his contributions in the development of the Wheatstone bridge, originally invented by Samuel Hunter Christie, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance, and as a major figure in the development of telegraphy.
Charles Wheatstone | |
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 Wheatstone, drawn by Samuel Laurence in 1868 | |
| Born | 6 February 1802 Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 19 October 1875 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Known for | Wheatstone bridge Wheatstone–Playfair cipher Wheatstone system Wheatstone ABC telegraph Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph Kaleidophone Potentiometer Pseudoscope Stereoscope Early contributions to Spectroscopy |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1840, 1843) Albert Medal (1867) Copley Medal (1868) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | King’s College London |
