Albert

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experimental physicist human physicist

Albert is the given name of Albert A. Michelson, the pioneering physicist known for his precise measurements of the speed of light and the Michelson–Morley experiment.

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Albert canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental physicist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
Rumford Prize ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt United States Naval Academy ⓘ
employer Case School of Applied Science ⓘ
Clark University ⓘ
United States Naval Academy ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ
familyName Albert A. Michelson ⓘ
surface form: Michelson
fieldOfWork optics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
precision measurement ⓘ
fullName Albert A. Michelson ⓘ
surface form: Albert Abraham Michelson
givenName Albert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasOccupation physicist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
influenced development of special relativity ⓘ
instrumentInvented Michelson interferometer ⓘ
knownFor Michelson interferometer ⓘ
Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ
precise measurements of the speed of light ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Physical Society ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableAchievement first American to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences ⓘ
high-precision determination of the speed of light ⓘ
notableConcept use of interferometry for precision length standards ⓘ
notableExperiment Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ
notableWork Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ
development of optical interferometry ⓘ
placeOfBirth Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Province of Posen ⓘ
Strzelno ⓘ
placeOfDeath Pasadena ⓘ
surface form: Pasadena, California
positionHeld professor of physics ⓘ
researchFocus interference of light ⓘ
measurement of the speed of light ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Albert A. Michelson → givenName → Albert ⓘ
A. V. Alexander → givenName → Albert ⓘ
Albert Weinert → givenName → Albert ⓘ
Chief Bender → middleName → Albert ⓘ
Albert Cavos → givenName → Albert ⓘ
Elbert → hasVariant → Albert ⓘ
Elbert → etymologicalRelation → Albert ⓘ
Albert → givenName → Albert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Albert A. Michelson