Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the …

Dec 15, 2025 · A.A. Michelson was a German-born American physicist who established the speed of light as a fundamental constant and pursued other spectroscopic and metrological …

Michelson resigned in 1929 to work at the Mount Wilson Observatory, Pasadena. During his career, Michelson touched on many departments of physics but, perhaps due to a special …

The nineteenth century physicist, Albert Abraham Michelson, was the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics. He became famous for his establishment of the speed of …

MICHELSON, ALBERT ABRAHAM (19 Dec. 1852-9 May 1931), the first American to win a Nobel prize in the sciences (physics, 1907), was born in Strelno, Prussia (Strzelno, Poland), the son …

Encouraged by success and by the advice of the prominent astronomer Simon Newcomb, Michelson resolved on a career in physics. He went to Europe for two years of study. At …

Michelson maintained a teaching career as a professor of physics at various institutions, beginning that career at the Naval Academy in 1875. He was the second American citizen, …

This work kicked off his groundbreaking career in optics, during which Michelson experimentally challenged the existence of ether, invented the interferometer bearing his name, and, in 1907, …

Aug 9, 2024 · Jeffrey Alan Michelson, 63, of Superior, Iowa, passed away suddenly on July 31, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Jeff was born on January 14, 1961 in Estherville, Iowa. He was a …

Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was a Polish experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the …