Albert Abraham Michelson, [n.d.].

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Albert Abraham Michelson, [n.d.].

A short essay on the life of Albert Abraham Michelson.

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Nelson, Donald F., 1929-

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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....