Macedonio Melloni

Macedonio Melloni was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.

11 April 1798

Born on the same birth day (11 April): Anatoly Berezovoy • Dale Messick • David Jassy • David Westheimer • John Milius • Michael Deaver • Michel Riesen • Mohammad Naseem • Nicholas F. Brady • Peter Riegert • Tony Brown (journalist) • Viktor Masing • William Royer

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