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Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

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Sir David Brewster was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle. He studied the birefringence of crystals under compression and discovered photoelasticity, thereby creating the field of optical mineralogy. For this work, William Whewell dubbed him the "father of modern experimental optics" and "the Johannes Kepler of optics."

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Occupation: botanist, civil engineer, physicist, mathematician
Position held: President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Born: December 11, 1781
Died: February 10, 1868

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