Michelson–Morley Award

Summary

Michelson–Morley Award is an award^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Michelson–Morley Award's instance of is recorded as award^[3].
• Albert A. Michelson is named after Michelson–Morley Award^[4].
• Edward W. Morley is named after Michelson–Morley Award^[5].
• Michelson–Morley Award's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pb65px^[6].
• Michelson–Morley Award's conferred by is recorded as Case Western Reserve University^[7].

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Designation and Status

Michelson–Morley Award's instance of is recorded as award^[3].

History and Context

Things named after include Albert A. Michelson^[4], a physicist^[8], 1852–1931^[9], of United States^[10], awarded the Copley Medal^[11], specialised in physics^[12] and Edward W. Morley^[5], a physicist^[13], 1838–1923^[14], of United States^[15], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal^[16], specialised in physics^[17].

Why It Matters

Michelson–Morley Award ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]