Albert A. Michelson

Albert Michelson
Albert Michelson
	Michelson in 1967
Born	Albert Abraham Michelson; December 19, 1852; Strelno, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	May 9, 1931 (aged 78); Pasadena, California, US
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy; University of Berlin; École polytechnique;
Known for	Michelson interferometer; Michelson–Morley experiment;
Spouses	; Margaret Hemingway (m. 1877; div. 1898) ; Edna Stanton (m. 1899)
Children	6 (3 with Margaret, 3 with Edna)
Relatives	Miriam Michelson (sister); Harriet Lane Levy (cousin);
Awards	Rumford Prize (1888); Matteucci Medal (1903); Copley Medal (1907); Nobel Prize in Physics (1907); Elliott Cresson Medal (1912); Henry Draper Medal (1916); Albert Medal (1920); Prix Jules Janssen (1922); Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1923); Franklin Medal (1923); Duddell Medal and Prize (1929);
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics; optics;
Institutions	Case School of Applied Science (1883–1890); Clark University (1890–1892); University of Chicago (1892–1929);
Academic advisors	Marie Alfred Cornu; Hermann von Helmholtz;
Notable students	Henry G. Gale; Frank B. Jewett;
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy Navy Reserve; ;
Years of service	1873–1881, 1918–1921
Rank	Commander
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Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) 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. He was the founder and the first head of the physics departments of the Case School of Applied Science and the University of Chicago.