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ERIC Number: EJ152221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Michelson: America's First Nobel Prize Winner in Science
Shankland, R. S.
Physics Teacher, 15, 1, 19-25, Jan 77
Discusses the historical background of the 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment to detect the earth's motion through the aether. (MLH)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Instructional Materials, Physics, Relativity, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science History, Scientists
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Identifiers: Michelson Morley Experiment