The Physicist Responsible for Explaining the Wave Nature of Light

question 72

Multiple Choice

The physicist responsible for explaining the wave nature of light was

• A) Sir Isaac Newton.
• B) Michael Faraday.
• C) Heinrich Hertz.
• D) James Clerk Maxwell.
• E) Gustav Kirchhoff

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