Sir Charles Wheatsones' childhood house plaque

The public map records this plaque for Sir Charles Wheatsones' childhood house. Its recorded inscription reads: The Institute of Physics;Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS;1802 - 1875;Physicist;spent his early childhood in the house, 1802 - 1806

Sir Charles Wheatstone was a prominent physicist and inventor known for his contributions to the development of the English concertina, the stereoscope, and his work on telegraphy which included Wheatstone's automatic telegraph. He spent his early childhood in this house from 1802 to 1806.