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Albert Abraham Michelson

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Albert Abraham Michelson

American physicist (1852–1931)

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About Albert Abraham Michelson

Albert Abraham Michelson was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science. He was the founder and the first head of the physics departments of the Case School of Applied Science and the University of Chicago.

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Occupation: physicist, military officer, university teacher
Citizenship: United States
Born: December 19, 1852
Died: May 9, 1931

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On the relative motion of the Earth and the luminiferous ether LXI. On metallic colouring in birds and insects Influence of motion of the medium on the velocity of light The relative motion of the Earth and of the luminiferous ether Measurement of the diameter of alpha Orionis with the interferometer The Effect of the Earth's Rotation on the Velocity of Light, II The Effect of the Earth's Rotation on the Velocity of Light, I On a method of making the wavelength of sodium light the actual and practical standard of length Case Western Reserve University