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Thomas Young

DEFINITIONS OF: Thomas Young

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n British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

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Egyptologist
an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology
physicist
a scientist trained in physics
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