| Authorised form of name | Michelson; Albert Abraham (1852 - 1931) |
| Dates | 1852 - 1931 |
| Place of birth | Strelno, Poland |
| Date of birth | 19 December 1852 |
| Place of death | Pasadena, California, USA |
| Date of death | 09/05/1931 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Optics |
| Metrology |
| Activity | Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physics) 1907 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 27/11/1902 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1907 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
G V R Born, FRS, 'The wide-ranging family history of Max Born' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 219-262
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 18-25, plate, by Hugh Frank Newall |
| Code | NA721 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1902/25 | Michelson, Albert Abraham: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/9/770 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Richard Tetley Glazebrook, Fellow of the Royal Society | 11 July 1894 |
| NLB/18/759 | Copy letter from Arthur William Rucker, to Professor [A] Michelson | 9 May 1899 |
| NLB/18/697 | Copy letter from Arthur William Rucker, to Professor [A] Michelson | 23 April 1899 |
| NLB/36/888 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Messrs Robarts Lubbock & Company | 8 January 1908 |
| NLB/36/666 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square, W.C. | 28 November 1907 |
| NLB/36/881 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Messrs Robarts Lubbock & Company | 7 January 1908 |
| NLB/61/162 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [John] Joly, FRS | 26 May 1921 |
| NLB/65/401 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [Albert Abraham] Michelson, FRS | 26 October 1923 |
| NLB/73/360 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Prof. [Hugh Frank] Newall, FRS | 23 June 1931 |
| NLB/73/352 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Prof [Hugh Frank] Newall, FRS | 19 June 1931 |
| NLB/36/889 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Albert Abraham Michelson, Foreign Member of the Royal Society | 8 January 1908 |