Thomas Young

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cardiology
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Society Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date 1773-06-13
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Milford,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Young
gptkb:William_Young
gptkb:Elizabeth_Young
gptkb:Thomas_Young_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Young's_double-slit_experiment
the concept of energy conservation
theory of color vision
gptkbp:death_date 1829-05-10
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:field gptkb:Medicine
gptkb:optics
Egyptology
mechanics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:philosophy
biology
physics
engineering
linguistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Young
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_Hooke
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:known_for wave theory of light
Young's modulus
deciphering the Rosetta Stone
gptkbp:notable_work A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts
An Essay on the Theory of Light and Colors
The Bakerian Lecture on the Theory of Light
The History of the Rosetta Stone
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:translator
gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Milford,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Young
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_National_Commission_on_the_Future_of_the_U._S._Space_Operations
gptkb:Foreign_Member_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4