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Albert Abraham Michelson
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Albert Abraham Michelson

Scientist · born December 19, 1852 · died 1931

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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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  1. ~51Received the Matteucci Medal1903
  2. ~55Received the Nobel Prize in Physics1907
  3. ~55Received the Copley Medal1907
  4. ~64Received the Henry Draper Medal1916
  5. ~70Named Prix Jules Janssen1922
  6. ~71Received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1923

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