British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829). Synonym: Young.
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Words linked to "Thomas Young" : Egyptologist, physicist, young |
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