Fresnel
/freɪˈnel/- Fresnel, Augustin Jean (1788-1827), French physicist and civil engineer. He correctly postulated that light moves in a wave-like motion transverse to the direction of propagation, contrary to the longitudinal direction suggested by Christiaan Huygens and Thomas Young.菲涅耳, 奥古斯丁·让（1788-1827, 法国物理学家和土木工程师, 正确地假设光以波动方式与其传播方向呈横向运动, 与克里斯蒂安·惠更斯和托马斯·扬提出的纵向说相反）。