Fresnel Augustin Jean

Fres·nel

F0322300 (frā-nĕl′), Augustin Jean 1788-1827. French physicist who supported the wave theory of light, investigated polarized light, and developed a compound lens for use in lighthouses.

Fres·nel

(frā-nĕl′), Augustin Jean 1788-1827. French physicist whose investigations of the properties of light were fundamental to the establishment of the theory that light moves in a wave-like motion. Fresnel also made great contributions to the field of optics, including the development of a compound lens for use in lighthouses.