Edward W. Morley

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American scientist chemist human physicist

Edward W. Morley was an American chemist and physicist best known for his collaboration with Albert A. Michelson on the landmark Michelson–Morley experiment that challenged the existence of the luminiferous aether and paved the way for modern physics.

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Edward W. Morley canonical 3
Edward Williams Morley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American scientist ⓘ
chemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
Davy Medal ⓘ
birthName Edward W. Morley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Edward Williams Morley
burialPlace Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1838-01-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1923-02-24 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Josiah Parsons Cooke ⓘ
educatedAt Williams College ⓘ
employer Adelbert College ⓘ
Case Western Reserve University ⓘ
surface form: Western Reserve University
familyName Morley ⓘ
fieldOfWork chemistry ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ
physics ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline analytical chemistry ⓘ
experimental physics ⓘ
influenced development of modern physics ⓘ
influencedBy Albert A. Michelson ⓘ
knownFor collaboration with Albert A. Michelson ⓘ
determination of the atomic weight of oxygen ⓘ
determination of the composition of water ⓘ
high-precision physical measurements ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
notableStudent Dayton C. Miller ⓘ
notableWork Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ
occupation university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath West Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
religion Congregationalism ⓘ
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied fundamental physical constants ⓘ
gas densities ⓘ
speed of light-related phenomena ⓘ
workLocation Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ

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Michelson–Morley experiment → conductedBy → Edward W. Morley ⓘ
Case School of Applied Science → notablePersonAssociated → Edward W. Morley ⓘ
Edward W. Morley → birthName → Edward W. Morley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Williams Morley
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States → notableBurial → Edward W. Morley ⓘ