Young, Thomas


Young,

Thomas, English physician and physicist, 1773-1829. Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision - a theory that there are three color-perceiving elements in the retina: red, green, and blue. Synonym(s): Helmholtz theory of color visionYoung modulus - a type of modulus of elasticity.Young rule - an obsolete rule to determine a child's medication dose.