| Albert A. Michelson  AKA Albert Abraham Michelson
Born: 19-Dec-1852
Birthplace: Strelno, Prussia
Died: 9-May-1931
Location of death: Pasadena, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Physicist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Calculated the speed of light Military service: US Navy Wife: Edna Stanton (m. 1899, one son, three daughters)
University: US Naval Academy, Annapolis (1873)
Teacher: Science Instructor, US Naval Academy, Annapolis (1875-79)
Professor: Physics, Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland (1883-)
Professor: Clark University, Worcester (1889-)
Professor: Physics, University of Chicago (1892-1929)
Nobel Prize for Physics 1907
Rumford Prize 1888
Matteucci Medal 1903
Copley Medal 1907
Henry Draper Medal 1916
Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal 1923
National Academy of Sciences President (1900)
American Physical Society President (1923-27)
American Association for the Advancement of Science President (1910-11)
Royal Society
Author of books:
Light Waves and their Uses (1899-1903, physics)
Velocity of Light (1902, physics)
Studies in Optics (1927, physics)
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