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Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a Scottish 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.
Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning ), by non-Scots working in the ...
A toy kaleidoscope. A kaleidoscope (/ k ə ˈ l aɪ d ə s k oʊ p /) is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one or more (parts of) objects on one end of these mirrors are shown as a symmetrical pattern when viewed from the other end, due to repeated reflection.
In the early nineteenth century Scottish scientists David Brewster (1781–1868) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) played a major part in the development of the techniques of photography. [1] Brewster was an expert on optics and had refined the microscope and invented the kaleidoscope.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution have snapped up Scottish thriller “Kill” for the U.K. market and are set to launch international sales at AFM. The debut feature from creator, director and co ...
John Kerr FRS (/ k ɜːr /; 17 December 1824 – 15 August 1907) was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is best known for the discovery of what is now called the Kerr effect .
Night Kaleidoscope premiered at the Days of the Dead convention in February 2017. [3] The film was released in 2017 on VHS, DVD and Streaming platforms to mixed reviews. FilmThreat: “...Night Kaleidoscope looks and sounds incredible – especially considering that it was reportedly shot in just a single week around a few city blocks in Edinburgh.
Articles about things and processes invented, discovered, or developed, by persons of Scottish descent, or on Scottish soil. The main article for this category is Scottish inventions . Subcategories