Sir David Brewster
Born | 11 December 1781 Canongate, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
Died | 10 February 1868(1868-02-10) (aged 86) Allerly House, Gattonside, Roxburghshire
Nationality | Scottish
Citizenship | Great Britain
Alma mater | Edinburgh University
Known for | Physical optics, Brewster's angle, photoelasticity, stereoscope, kaleidoscope
Awards | Copley Medal (1815) Rumford Medal (1818) Keith Prize (1827–9, 1829–31) Royal Medal (1830)
Scientific career
Fields | Physics, mathematics, astronomy
Influences | Isaac Newton, Étienne-Louis Malus
Influenced | James David Forbes