Dec 26, 2009
Article abstract: Michelson was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for Physics, which he received for determining the length of the standard meter in terms of wavelengths of light. His significant contributions to physics and optics include measurement of velocity of light, of the ether drift, of the rigidity of earth, and of the diameter of stars, as well as development of the interferometer.
Albert Abraham Michelson was born December 19, 1852, at Strelno (modern Strzelno), which was Polish in population and tradition but was located in...
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