(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.
Definition of Wheatstone, Sir Charles in US English:
Wheatstone, Sir Charles
proper nounˈ(h)wētˌstōn
(1802–75), English physicist and inventor. He is best known for his electrical inventions.