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On the Role of the Michelson–Morley Experiment: Einstein in Chicago

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: This article discusses new material, published in volume 12 of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, that addresses Einstein’s knowledge of the Michelson–Morley experiment prior to 1905: in a lecture in Chicago in 1921, Einstein referred to the experiment, mentioned when he came upon it and hinted at its influence. Arguments are presented to explain the contrast with Einstein’s later pronouncements on the role of the experiment.

Source: Archive for History of Exact Sciences

DOI: 10.1007/s00407-009-0050-5

Author: Jeroen van Dongen

Institutions: California Institute of Technology, Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Medicine

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090

Funder: Wisconsin Historical Society