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Arthur Schuster
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<p>Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster (12 September 1851 – 14 October 1934) was a German-born British <a href="/facts/Physicist/cQcgvSIm">physicist</a> known for his work in <a href="/facts/Spectroscopy/mj71FuNK">spectroscopy</a>, <a href="/facts/Electrochemistry/C0RUWpBH">electrochemistry</a>, <a href="/facts/Optics/p0vq4S1T">optics</a>, <a href="/facts/Radiography/ab1bvq3q">X-radiography</a> and the application of <a href="/facts/Harmonic_analysis/CyG5bIPb">harmonic analysis</a> to physics. <a href="/facts/Schuster%2527s_integral/fyFl30Mz">Schuster's integral</a> is named after him. He contributed to making the <a href="/facts/University_of_Manchester/PwJzEj8h">University of Manchester</a> a centre for the study of physics. </p>