Richard E. Keating
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Richard E. Keating was an American physicist best known for co-conducting the Hafele–Keating experiment that tested time dilation using atomic clocks flown on commercial airliners.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Joseph C. Hafele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coConducted | Hafele–Keating experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Naval Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experimentDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| experimentName | Hafele–Keating experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental physics
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physics ⓘ |
| influencedField |
experimental tests of relativity
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metrology ⓘ timekeeping standards ⓘ |
| knownFor | Hafele–Keating experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hafele–Keating experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| publicationTopic |
precision timekeeping
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relativistic time dilation ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Science (journal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedConcept | time dilation ⓘ |
| testedTheory |
Einstein's theory of relativity
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general relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ special relativity ⓘ |
| usedClockType | cesium-beam atomic clock ⓘ |
| usedInstrument | atomic clock ⓘ |
| usedMethod | transport of atomic clocks on aircraft ⓘ |
| usedPlatform | commercial airliner ⓘ |
| verifiedPhenomenon |
gravitational time dilation
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kinematic time dilation ⓘ relativistic time difference between moving and stationary clocks ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States Naval Observatory
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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