Hippolyte Louis Fizeau

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Académie_des_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Paris_Observatory
gptkb:French_Physical_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_France
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:Optical_Society_of_America
gptkb:École_Normale_Supérieure
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
Society_of_Physics
gptkbp:awards Legion of Honour
gptkbp:born September 23, 1819
gptkbp:children gptkb:Georges_Fizeau
gptkbp:contribution spectroscopy
wave theory of light
optical physics
gptkbp:died September 18, 1896
gptkbp:field optics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hippolyte Louis Fizeau
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Max_Planck
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Henri_Becquerel
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
Erwin Schrödinger
Niels Bohr
gptkbp:influencedBy Augustin-Jean Fresnel
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Fizeau_interferometer
gptkbp:knownFor Fizeau's_experiment_on_light
Fizeau's_formula
Fizeau_experiment
Fizeau's_experiment_on_light_refraction
Fizeau's_experiment_on_light_speed_in_moving_media
Fizeau's_law
Fizeau's_method_of_measuring_light_speed
Fizeau's_principle_of_light_interference
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableAlumni speed of light measurement
gptkbp:notableEvent advancements in optical technology
pioneering work in optics
contribution to electromagnetic theory
first measurement of the speed of light
gptkbp:notableWork Optical measurements
Theories of light
Principles of optics
gptkbp:occupation scientist
gptkbp:releaseYear light speed in water
gptkbp:researchAreas theoretical physics
quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:researchContribution light propagation
optical instruments
light behavior in different media
gptkbp:researchField physics
experimental physics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Fizeau