When1: 1814
When2: 1816
Who: David Brewster [Brewster, David]
What: physicist/inventor
Where: Scotland
works\ kaleidoscope [1816]
Detail: He lived 1781 to 1868 and improved Wheatstone's stereoscope {kaleidoscope, Brewster}. Polarization maximizes when polarization angle tangent {Brewster's angle} equals reflecting-medium refractive index {Brewster's law} [1814].
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