Why Edward Morley Didn'T Win the Nobel Prize in Physics
At a critical point in the development of modern physical theory, two brilliant and dedicated scientists, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, conducted experiments to measure the velocity of the ether, which was presumed to fill all of space and serve as the medium for the conduction of light.
Their measurements suggested that the velocity was zero, relative to the earth. Either the earth was the c...
At a critical point in the development of modern physical theory, two brilliant and dedicated scientists, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, conducted experiments to measure the velocity of the ether, which was presumed to fill all of space and serve as the medium for the conduction of light.
Their measurements suggested that the velocity was zero, relative to the earth. Either the earth was the c...
