Albert A. Michelson
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Born(1852-12-19)December 19, 1852
Strelno, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
DiedMay 9, 1931(1931-05-09) (aged 78)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
University of Berlin
Known forSpeed of light
Hyperfine structure
Fine structure
Michelson–Morley experiment
Michelson–Gale–Pearson experiment
Michelson interferometer
Michelson stellar interferometer
Spouse(s)
Margaret Hemingway
(m. 1877; div. 1898)
; 3 children
Edna Stanton
(m. 1899)
; 3 children
AwardsMatteucci Medal (1903)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1907)
Copley Medal (1907)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1912)
Henry Draper Medal (1916)
Albert Medal (1920)
Franklin Medal (1923)
Duddell Medal and Prize (1929)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsCase Western Reserve University
Clark University
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorHermann Helmholtz
Other academic advisorsGeorg Hermann Quincke
Alfred Cornu
Doctoral students
  • Robert Millikan
  • William Smythe
Signature
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