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Albert Mikeson

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Albert Abraham Michelson (English: Albert Abraham Michelson, December 29, 1852 - May 9, 1931), also translated as "Michelson" or "Michelson", was a Polish-American physicist famous for measuring the speed of light, especially the Michelson-Morley experiment. Michelson was the winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physics and the founder and first chairman of the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1852-12-19
Died
1931-05-09
Wikidata
Q127234
Occupations physicistofficeruniversity teacher
Aliases A. A. MichelsonAlbert Abraham MichelsonAlbert MichelsonMichelsonMichelsonMichelson, A.A.MichelsonMichaelalbert abraham michelsonalbert michelsonalbert mikesonAlbert Abraham Michelsonalbert abraham michelsonalbert mikeson

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