Relativity, Theory of
Michelson carries out interferometer measurements that challenge the idea of a stationary luminiferous ether
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Albert Abraham Michelson Biography and Timeline
Follow Albert Abraham Michelson through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Albert Abraham Michelson, historical timeline
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1887–1907Years on this page
1887
1907
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for developing precision optical instruments and for spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with them.
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