= Albert Abraham Michelson
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= Albert A. Michelson
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= A. A. Michelson
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A <physicist>.https://www.nasonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/michelson-a-a.pdf[Independent biographical identity and professional specialization]{ref}
The <Michelson interferometer> turns a change in an optical path into a shift of <interference fringes>. Controlling the returning beams and counting the shifts can connect very small distances to a <wavelength>.
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