Michelson’s Role in the Development of Relativity
- 1 October 1973
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 12 (10) , 2280-2287
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.12.002280
Abstract
This Naval Academy Lecture, given at Annapolis on 11 May 1973 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the graduation of Albert A. Michelson, discusses the role of the first American Nobel Laureate in Physics in the development of relativity.Keywords
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