Albert A. Michelson

Also known as Albert Michelson, Albert Abraham Michelson, A. A. Michelson

American physicist (1852–1931)

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Albert A. Michelson was born on December 19, 1852, and died on May 9, 1931. He was a recipient of one Nobel Prize.

His work is recognized in several collections, including the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the Nobel Physics collection. He is also included in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the Copley Medal collection.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics1907
“for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Abraham
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Strzelno
Place of death: Pasadena
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employer: Clark University
Languages spoken: English language
Doctoral advisor: Hermann von Helmholtz
Student of: Hermann von Helmholtz
Doctoral student: Henry Gale
Field of work: astronomy
Military branch: United States Navy
Image: Albert Abraham Michelson2.jpg
Residence: United States

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Commons category: Albert A. Michelson
date of birth: 1852-12-19
date of death: 1931-05-09
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics
name in native language: Albert Abraham Michelson
writing language: English language
student: Robert A. Millikan
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interested in: physics

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Encyclopedic overview

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 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.

Biography

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