Which of the following pairs of physicists and their contributions/discoveries is INCORRECT?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Galileo Galilei – Wave theory of light.
- The incorrect pair of physicists and their contributions/discoveries is: Galileo Galilei – Wave theory of light
- Galileo Galilei was a pioneering scientist known for his contributions to astronomy, motion, and the scientific method, but he did not develop the wave theory of light.
- The wave theory of light is associated with later scientists such as Christiaan Huygens and, more comprehensively, with the work of James Clerk Maxwell and Albert Einstein.