Sir Charles Wheatstone, English scientist and notable Victorian inventor ( concertina and stereoscope) - A 1915 portrait. Also inventor of the 'Playfair cipher' encryption technique as well as making a large contribution to the development of telegraphy, optics,acoustics, spectroscopy. and the 'Polar Clock'

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