Augustin-Jean Fresnel

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:associated_with lighthouse engineering
gptkbp:award gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1788-08-10
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:François_Arago
gptkbp:contribution geometrical optics
wave optics
optical instruments
theory of diffraction
Fresnel lens applications
gptkbp:death_date 1827-07-14
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
lighthouse technology
gptkbp:field_of_study physics
gptkbp:has_legacy modern optics
gptkbp:has_technology lighthouse design
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering work in optics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Augustin-Jean Fresnel
gptkbp:impact gptkb:scientific_community
optical physics
gptkbp:influence modern optics
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Thomas_Young
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
electromagnetic theory
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:invention Fresnel lens design
Fresnel zone plate
gptkbp:is_influenced_by optical devices
gptkbp:known_for Fresnel lens
gptkbp:legacy Fresnel lens used in lighthouses
gptkbp:member gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_achievement improvement of lighthouse visibility
gptkbp:notable_contributor understanding of light behavior
gptkbp:notable_event wavefront theory
gptkbp:notable_feature wave theory of light
gptkbp:notable_influence optical engineering
gptkbp:notable_publication Traité de la lumière
gptkbp:notable_work Mémoire sur la diffraction de la lumière
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Broglie,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:published_work Optique
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:scientific_societies
gptkbp:research mathematical modeling
gptkbp:research_areas physical optics
gptkbp:research_focus light propagation
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:theory Fresnel equations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernst_Abbe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5