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John Clare. In her biography of her father, Sir David Brewster, Maria Gordon described his emotional response to the memory of Isaac Newton and his youthful admiration of Colin MacLaurin's tombstone, at which he gazed and ‘pondered over the words, to be envied by every aspirant to scientific fame, “Newtone Suadente”’.
Sir David Brewster. (1781-1868) Sir David Brewster was a Scottish physicist who invented the kaleidoscope, made major improvements to the stereoscope, and discovered the polarization phenomenon of light reflected at specific angles. Brewster was born in Jedburgh, Scotland in 1781 and grew to become a brilliant student who entered the University ...
David Brewster. Sir David Brewster ( Jedburgh, 11 dicembre 1781 – Allerly, 10 febbraio 1868) è stato un fisico e inventore scozzese, noto per il perfezionamento dello stereoscopio, inventato da Charles Wheatstone, e del caleidoscopio .
This week we celebrate the birthday and life of Sir David Brewster, who was a Scottish physicist, who created the kaleidoscope. He also invented the "lenticular stereoscope" which is an improved version of the stereoscope applied to photography, and was the first portable 3D viewing device. Brewster was born in Roxburghshire on the 11th of ...
David Brewster (født 11. december 1781, død 10. februar 1868) var en skotsk videnskabsmand , opfinder og forfatter. Han er bedst kendt som opfinder af kalejdoskopet . David Brewster kom allerede som 12-årig på universitetet i Edinburgh , hvor han studerede teologi .
In 1849, David Brewster FRS improved and popularised a portable 3-D viewing device, the lenticular stereoscope. Using lenses and prisms instead of mirrors it was more compact than Wheatstone’s reflecting stereoscope and easier to use. It became the first commercial stereoscope and gained mass popularity after display at the Great Exhibition ...
1 de sept. de 2009 · Sir David Brewster (1781–1868) Sir David Brewster was a Scottish physicist who invented the kaleidoscope, made major improvements to the stereoscope, and discovered the polarization phenomenon of light reflected at specific angles. Whether pursuing optical theories, inventions, photography, or even extraterrestrial life, he plunged into each ...
