Christiaan Huygens
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Dutch physicist who advocated the wave theory of light; discussed early wave pictures of reflection and refraction.
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Young and the Wave Theory of Light - with Sir Lawrence Bragg
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Dutch physicist who advocated the wave theory of light; discussed early wave pictures of reflection and refraction.
Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science | Lex Fridman Podcast #214
Lex Fridman
A Dutch scientist, older than Newton, who developed the first pendulum-governed clock and is known for Huygens' Principle in optics.