Albert Abraham Michelson

Albert Abraham Michelson was an American experimental physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science.

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Who was born first?

• Albert Abraham Michelson and Henri Moissan were born the same year
• Albert Abraham Michelson and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff were born the same year
• Albert Abraham Michelson and Orest Khvolson were born the same year
• Albert Abraham Michelson and Santiago Ramón y Cajal were born the same year
• Albert Abraham Michelson and John Louis Emil Dreyer were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert Abraham Michelson (this page)December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931
2. Henri MoissanSeptember 28, 1852 – February 20, 1907
3. Jacobus Henricus van 't HoffAugust 30, 1852 – March 1, 1911
4. John Louis Emil DreyerFebruary 13, 1852 – September 14, 1926
5. Orest KhvolsonNovember 22, 1852 – May 11, 1934
6. Santiago Ramón y CajalMay 1, 1852 – October 17, 1934

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716