Young was also a remarkable polymath, defining Young's Modulus for characterizing material rigidity/elasticity, and performing the Double Slit experiment demons

Young was also a remarkable polymath, defining Young's Modulus for characterizing material rigidity/elasticity, and performing the Double Slit experiment demonstrating diffraction, interference and the wave theory of light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%27s_interference_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%27s_interference_experim...