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.

Aliases (1)

Edward Williams Morley ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American scientist → chemist → human → physicist →
awardReceived	Copley Medal → Davy Medal →
birthName	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 → 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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edward W. Morley ("Edward Williams Morley") →	birthName
Michelson–Morley experiment →	conductedBy
Case School of Applied Science →	notablePersonAssociated