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British optical physicists

  • James Clerk MaxwellOn the 13th of June 1831, a boy named James Clerk Maxwell was born at 14 India Street in Edinburgh. His mother Frances Cay died when he was eight years old…
  • Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, the 25th of December 1642 at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire. His father had died three months before the birth.
  • Michael FaradayOn the 21st of September 1791, a boy named Michael Faraday opened his eyes in Newington Butts, Surrey. His father James worked as a blacksmith before moving…