Frank Twyman
British designer of optical instruments (1876–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Twyman FRS FInstP (17 November 1876 – 6 March 1959) was a British designer of optical instruments and co-inventor of the Twyman–Green interferometer.
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Frank Twyman | |
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Born | (1876-11-17)17 November 1876 Canterbury, Kent, England |
Died | 6 March 1959(1959-03-06) (aged 82) St Pancras, London, England |
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Occupation | Designer of optical instruments |
Spouse |
Phillipine Katherine Elisabeth Hilger
(m. 1906) |
Children | 4 |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Optical engineering |
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Significant design | Twyman–Green interferometer |
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