Joseph C. Hafele is notably recognized for his contributions to the field of atomic physics and for a groundbreaking experiment he conducted in the 1970s known as the Hafele-Keating experiment. This experiment involved comparing the timekeeping of atomic clocks flown around the world on commercial airliners with clocks that remained stationary on the ground. The findings provided strong evidence supporting Einstein's theory of relativity, specifically regarding time dilation due to differences in velocity and gravitational potential.
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