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

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מיכלסון, אלברט אברהם, 1852-1931

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1852-12-19

December 19, 1852

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1931-05-09

May 9, 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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Animals

Astronomical observatories

Birds

Diffraction gratings

Earth tides

Ether

Gravity

Gravity

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Interferometers

Interferometers

Light

Light

Light

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Optical instruments

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Physics

Physics

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Special relativity (Physics)

Spectrum analysis

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Velocity of light

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