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Robert W. Wood
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<p>Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of <a href="/facts/Optic/p0vq4S1T">optics</a>. He pioneered <a href="/facts/Infrared_photography/VHHECAPR">infrared</a> and <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_photography/C4dxKIHs">ultraviolet photography</a>. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_light/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet light</a>, and made possible myriad uses of UV fluorescence which became popular after <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a>. He published many articles on <a href="/facts/Spectroscopy/mj71FuNK">spectroscopy</a>, <a href="/facts/Phosphorescence/WshJFsKV">phosphorescence</a>, <a href="/facts/Diffraction/Mk80xXHT">diffraction</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_light/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet light</a>. </p>