Wheatstone
/ˈhwiːtstən/- Wheatstone, Sir Charles (1802-75), English physicist and inventor. He is best known for his electrical inventions which included an electric clock, the Wheatstone bridge, the rheostat, and with Sir W. F. Cooke, the electric telegraph.惠斯通, 查尔斯爵士（1802-1875, 英国物理学家、发明家; 以电学发明闻名, 包括电动时钟、惠斯通电桥和变阻器, 并与W·F·库克合作, 发明了电报）。