Louis Essen
Sign in to saveEnglish physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Place of death
- Great Bookham
- Occupation
- cyclist
- Educated at
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- speed of light in vacuum
- Academic degree
- Doctor
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- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- Louis Essen
- date of birth
- 1908-09-06
- date of death
- 1997-08-24
- name in native language
- Louis Essen
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