Robert W. Wood
American physicist
Died when: 87 years 101 days (1047 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics.
He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography.Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of ultraviolet light, and made possible myriad uses of UV fluorescence which became popular after World War I.
He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.
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