Michelson, Albert Abraham
- Michelson, Albert Abraham
(1852–1931)
US physicist and Nobel laureate, 1907. Brought to the United States from East Prussia at the age of two, Michelson became an instructor in science at the US Naval Academy until 1879, and after that was a professor in physics in Cleveland and Chicago. His work on the velocity of light paved the way for Einstein’s theory of relativity. He did pioneering researches on the measurement of stars and tidal movements. In 1907 Michelson, the first American to gain the award in one of the sciences, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in optics.
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Michelson, Albert Abraham — Michelson , Albert Abraham … Scientists
MICHELSON, ALBERT ABRAHAM — (1852–1931), U.S. physicist; the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize for science. He was born in Strelno, Prussia, and was taken by his family to the United States at the age of two. Michelson graduated from the naval academy at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Michelson,Albert Abraham — Mi·chel·son (mīʹkəl sən), Albert Abraham. 1852 1931. German born American physicist who with Edward Morley disproved the existence of ether, the hypothetical medium of electromagnetic waves. He won a 1907 Nobel Prize in physics. * * * … Universalium
Michelson , Albert Abraham — (1852–1931) American physicist Michelson, who was born at Strelno (now Strzelno in Poland), came to America with his parents when he was two years old. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1873 and remained there to teach physics and… … Scientists
Michelson, Albert Abraham — ► (1852 1931) Físico estadounidense. Fue premio Nobel de Física en 1907 por su invención de instrumentos ópticos de precisión y por las investigaciones espectroscópicas y metrológicas realizadas con ellos … Enciclopedia Universal
Albert Abraham Michelson — (* 19. Dezember 1852 in Strelno (Provinz Posen); † 9. Mai 1931 in Pasadena (Kalifornien)), war ein amerikanischer Physiker deutscher Herkunft und wurde bekannt durch das nach ihm benannte Michelson … Deutsch Wikipedia
Albert Abraham Michelson — en 1918 … Wikipédia en Français
Albert Abraham Michelson — Infobox Scientist name = Albert Abraham Michelson caption = Albert Abraham Michelson birth date = birth date|1852|12|19|mf=y birth place = Strzelno, Kingdom of Prussia death date = death date and age|1931|5|9|1852|12|19 death place = Pasadena,… … Wikipedia
Albert Abraham Michelson — Nac … Wikipedia Español
Albert Abraham Michelson — (Strzelno, Polonia, 19 de diciembre de 1852 Pasadena, Estados Unidos), 9 de mayo de 1931, fue un físico, conocido por sus trabajos acerca de la velocidad de la luz. Recibió el Premio Nobel de Física en 1907 … Enciclopedia Universal
