Robert W. Wood
American physicist and inventor (1868–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) 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.[1][2][3][4] He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.
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Born | Robert Williams Wood May 2, 1868 Concord, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | August 11, 1955(1955-08-11) (aged 87) Amityville, New York, United States |
Education | Roxbury Latin School |
Alma mater | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago |
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Fields | Physics |
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