Edward Hutchinson Synge
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Edward Hutchinson Synge (1 June 1890 – 26 May 1957) was an Irish physicist who published a complete theoretical description of the near-field scanning optical microscope, an instrument used in nanotechnology, several decades before it was experimentally developed. He never completed university yet did significant original research in both microscopy and telescopy.[1] He was the first to apply the principle of scanning in imaging, which later became important in a wide range of technologies including television, radar, and scanning electron microscopy.[2][3] He was the older brother of distinguished mathematician and theoretical physicist John Lighton Synge.[1]
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Edward Hutchinson Synge | |
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Born | (1890-06-01)June 1, 1890 |
Died | May 26, 1957(1957-05-26) (aged 66) Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Trinity College Dublin |
Known for | Theorizing near-field scanning optical microscope |
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