What was Michelson's first name?
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Albert Michelson, born on December 19, 1852, in Strelno, Poland, was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of optics. He is best known for his groundbreaking experiments on the speed of light, conducted in collaboration with Edward Morley, which ultimately led to the development of Theory of relativity by Albert Einstein.
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