Charles Wheatstone

Sir Charles Wheatstone (February 6, 1802 - October 19, 1875) was a British scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique).

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