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Thomas Young (scientist)

Thomas Young (scientist)
Thomas Young, English physicist and physiologist (d. 1829)

Thomas Young FRS was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology. He was instrumental in the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs, specifically the Rosetta Stone.

13 June 1773

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