Which scientist discovered the phenomenon of diffraction of light?

Red light of wavelength $5400 \ \mathring{A}$ from a distant source falls on a slit $0.80 \ mm$ wide. Calculate the distance between the first two dark bands on each side of the central bright band in the diffraction pattern observed on a screen placed $1.4 \ m$ from the slit. (in $mm$)

$A$ single slit diffraction pattern is formed with white light. For what wavelength of light, the $3^{\text{rd}}$ secondary maximum in the diffraction pattern coincides with the $2^{\text{nd}}$ secondary maximum in the pattern of red light of wavelength $6000 \text{ Å}$ (in $\text{ Å}$)?

Light of wavelength $6328 \, \mathring{A}$ is incident on a slit of width $0.2 \, mm$. Find the angular width of the central maximum on a screen at a distance of $9 \, m$ in degrees.

Through a narrow slit of width $2 \,mm$, a diffraction pattern is formed on a screen kept at a distance $2 \,m$ from the slit. The wavelength of the light used is $6330 \mathring{A}$ and it falls normal to the slit and screen. Then, the distance between the two minima on either side of the central maximum is (in $\,mm$)

In a single slit diffraction pattern,the intensity and width of the fringes are: