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# Albert A. Michelson

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Albert Abraham Michelson was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment.

## Quick Facts About Albert A. Michelson

Notable works Light waves and their uses

## About Albert A. Michelson

Albert Abraham Michelson 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.

##  Quotes by Albert A. Michelson

> [The most important fundamental laws and facts of physical science have all been discovered, and these are now so firmly established that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-a-michelson/the-most-important-fundamental-laws-and-facts-of-physical-science/)

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[Consequence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consequence/)

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> [Now, the velocity of wave propagation can be seen, without the aid of any mathematical analysis, to depend on the elasticity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-a-michelson/now-the-velocity-of-wave-propagation-can-be-seen-without-the-aid-of/)

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[Aids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aids/)

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> [It appears, from all that precedes, reasonably certain that if there be any relative motion between the earth and the luminiferous ether,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-a-michelson/it-appears-from-all-that-precedes-reasonably-certain-that-if-there-be/)

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[Aberration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aberration/)

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