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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Berlin
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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gptkbp:born
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December 19, 1852
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:died
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May 9, 1931
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gptkbp:field
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physics
optics
metrology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dr. Albert A. Michelson
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
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gptkbp:inventor
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gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
optical instruments
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
precision measurement of the speed of light
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
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gptkbp:researchField
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light
theoretical physics
astronomy
spectroscopy
astrophysics
fluid dynamics
thermodynamics
classical mechanics
nuclear physics
electromagnetism
particle physics
optical engineering
solid state physics
medical physics
wave theory
relativity
geophysics
photonics
experimental physics
biophysics
scientific instrumentation
environmental physics
quantum_mechanics
quantum_optics
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Pasadena,_California
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret_E._Michelson
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gptkbp:work
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gptkb:U.S._Naval_Academy
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Case_Western_Reserve_University
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