Thomas Young (scientist) Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-31
A physicist appointed professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution in 1801.[ref]
Young; Thomas (1773–1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist by Royal Society. Activity, Career: interference research and appointment as professor of natural philosophy in 1801
Portrait of Thomas Young (scientist)
. Henry Perronet Briggs, 1822, after Thomas Lawrence; commissioned by Hudson Gurney. Public domain: PD-Art, life plus 100 years and U.S. publication before 1931. Source usage terms, via Wikimedia Commons. Source.