Thomas Young

tho·ma·syoung

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British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

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Young
Thomas Young

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physicist
Egyptologist

Grammar

noun
singular	thomas young
plural	thomas youngs

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