1887 ⟶ Michelson–Morley Experiment

Michelson–Morley experiment
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🪁 Franklin's Kite Experiment

Benjamin Franklin: kite experiment⟶
Franklin's Kite Experiment (1752)
PhysicsElectricityLightningFranklinKite ExperimentAtmospheric ElectricityEighteenth CenturyScientific Experiment
United StatesUnited States

💡 Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light

Thomas Young: Wave theory of light⟶
Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light (1801)
PhysicsOpticsWave Theory of LightYoungLight19th Century
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧪 Michelson–Morley Experiment

Michelson–Morley experiment⟶
Michelson–Morley Experiment (1887)
PhysicsOpticsAether TheoryMichelson-Morley ExperimentAlbert A. MichelsonEdward W. MorleySpecial Relativity19th Century
United StatesUnited StatesFranceFrance

📡 Heinrich Rudolf Hertz: Electromagnetic Waves

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz: Electromagnetic waves⟶
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz: Electromagnetic Waves (1887)
PhysicsElectromagnetismElectromagnetic WavesRadioHeinrich HertzMaxwell's Equations19th Century
GermanyGermany

📏 Lorentz-FitzGerald Contraction

Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction⟶
Lorentz-FitzGerald Contraction (1889)
PhysicsSpecial RelativityLorentz-FitzGerald ContractionHendrik LorentzGeorge FitzGeraldLength Contraction19th Century
NetherlandsNetherlands