Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931

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Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American 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 also the founder and the first head of the physics department of the University of Chicago.
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referencedIn Sawyer, Ralph A. (Ralph Alanson), 1895-1978. Student notes, 1916-1917. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, 1860-1930. General correspondence, 1919-1930. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-. Oral history interview with Leonard B. Loeb, 1962 August 7. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin). Papers of Charles E. Bessey, 1865-1915. Library of Congress
referencedIn Gingrich, Newell Shiffer, 1906-. Student notebooks, 1927-1929. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. Addition to papers. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Compton, Betty Charity McCloskey, 1916-. Oral history interview with Betty Charity McCloskey Compton, 1968 April 11 and 14. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901. Rowland (Henry Augustus) papers, 1793-1970. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Ira Sprague Bowen Papers, 1916-1961 California Institute of Technology. Archives.
referencedIn Chladek, Edward A. From midshipman to physicist, 1964. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Mount Wilson Director's papers, 1901-1925. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Letters. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Zeleny, Anthony, 1870-1947. Autobiography, ca. 1945. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Jesse, William Polk, 1891-1974. Scientific autobiography, 1968. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Cady, Walter G. (Walter Guyton), 1874-1974. Oral history interview with Walter Guyton Cady, 1963 August 28 and 29. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Knudsen, Vern Oliver, 1893-1974. Oral history interview with Vern Oliver Knudsen, 1964 May 18. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Livingston, Dorothy Michelson. Michelson and his beloved aether, [n.d.]. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Hoag, J. Barton, 1898-1962. Oral history interview with J. Barton Hoag, ca. 1965. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Wolcott, Edson Rae, 1877-1966. Autobiography, 1951. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Crew, Henry, 1859-1953. Papers [microform], 1833-1967, (bulk 1880-1940) American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn McFarlan, Ronald Lyman. Oral history interview with Ronald Lyman McFarlan, 1979 December 18. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. Letters [microform] : records in the National Archives of the United States. Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command
referencedIn Severinghaus, Willard L. (Willard Lesly), 1882-1947. Papers, 1895-1947. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Scientists and science collection, 1870-1948. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Papers, 1882-1938. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). National Academy of Sciences certificate of membership for Charles Atwood Kofoid, 1925 Apr. 26. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Rayleigh, John William Strutt, Baron, 1842-1919. Papers, [microform], 1864-1919. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Born, Max, 1882-1970. Oral history interview with Max Born, 1960 June to 18 October 1962. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Nelson, Donald F. Albert Abraham Michelson, [n.d.]. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn New York University. Hall of Fame. Recorded version of the speeches at the unveiling of the bust of Albert Abraham Michelson for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University, 1973. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn George Sarton additional papers, 1901-1956 Houghton Library
referencedIn Wadsworth, Frank Lawton Olcott, 1867-1936. Letter and annotated reprints relating to the application of interference methods to astronomical measurements, 1890. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. [Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.]. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Millikan, Roger Andrews, 1868-1953. AMsS with TLS, 1929 March 26 : California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. [Articles and papers from scientific periodicals, proceedings, bulletins, etc.]. Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command
referencedIn Warner & Swasey Company. Engineering drawings for Edward Williams Morley and Albert Abraham Michelson's laboratories at Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn American Physical Society. Meeting (1976 : Washington, D.C.). Bicentennial session on the history of pioneering American physicists [sound recording] / 1976 April 28. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Edward Williams Morley Papers, 1833-1923, (bulk 1863-1899) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962. Bohr scientific correspondence, supplement, 1910-1962. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Albert Abraham Michelson facsimile, 1879 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Albert A. Michelson Collection United States Naval Academy, Nimitz Library
referencedIn Niels Bohr Library. The Emilio Segrè visual archives, K-O, [ca. 1870]-9999. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Birge, Raymond T. (Raymond Thayer), b. 1887. Comments on A. A. Michelson, 1962. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn McAllister, D. T. A tribute to Albert A. Michelson, 1969. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-. Student notebooks, 1914-1915. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Shankland, Robert S., 1908-. Oral history interview with Robert S. Shankland, 1974 August 20 and 21. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Jesse, William Polk, 1891-1974. Student notebooks, 1919-1921. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Lenzen, Victor Fritz, 1890-. Letter to Dorothy Michelson Stevens regarding Albert A. Michelson, 1965. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Darrow, Karl K. (Karl Kelchner), 1891-. Oral history interview with Karl K. Darrow, 1964 April 2 and 10 June. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Hutchisson, Elmer, 1902-. Oral history interview with Elmer Hutchisson, 1970 October 22. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Papers, 1906-1969. Texas Christian University
referencedIn United States Naval Observatory Records, 1830-1900 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Henry Crew (1859-1953) Papers, 1833-1975 Northwestern University Archives
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. Papers, 1829-1970. American Institute of Physics
referencedIn Shackelford, Benjamin. Papers, 1913-1915 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn American Astronomical Society. Records, 1897-1988, (bulk 1920-1980). American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Hoag, J. Barton, 1898-1962. Papers, 1914-1963 (1917-1962). American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953. Papers. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. [Miscellaneous pamphlets]. Yale University Library
referencedIn History of physics manuscript biography collection M-R, 1901-1989, [ca. ca. 1960]-1989 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Velocity of light: notebook, [ca. 1878]. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. Papers, 1803-1989 ; (bulk: 1861-1965). American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. Speech : California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., 1931 Jan. 15. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Fletcher, Harvey, b. 1884. Oral history interview with Harvey Fletcher, 1964 May 15. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Brasch, Frederick E. (Frederick Edward), 1875-1967,. The Frederick E. Brasch collection of Sir Isaac Newton manuscripts and related materials on the history of scientific thought, 1684-1949. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Papers, 1894-1930. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Shackelford, Benjamin Estill. Lecture notes, 1913-1915. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. Correspondence of George Ellery Hale, 1887-1937. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. Papers, 1891-1969 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. Experimental Determination of the velocity of Light : treatise, [ca. 1882]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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