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Wheatstone

American  
[hweet-stohn, weet-, -stuhn] / ˈʰwitˌstoʊn, ˈwit-, -stən /

noun

  1. Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.


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Meanwhile, increased production elsewhere—like Australia’s Wheatstone LNG plant restarting and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

At full capacity, the smaller Wheatstone project produces almost nine million metric tonnes.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Keith Wheatstone was born three months after his father's death.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2024

Weeks of strikes at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, responsible for around 7% of global LNG supply, roiled natural gas markets, although no LNG shipments were disrupted.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2023

Wheatstone proved a good many years ago that the duration of the electric spark was less than one millionth of a second.

From The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action by Dolbear, A. E. (Amos Emerson)

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