Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson

1852 - 1931

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 14, 2013

1. In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson Marker

Inscription. Class of 1873. While Instructor at the Naval Academy in 11879 made first accurate measurement of speed of light. Invented interferometer. First American scientist to receive Nobel Prize, for physics in 1907. Performed with Morley ether drift experiment basic to Einstein's theory of relativity. His Distinguished career is a continuing inspiration to midshipmen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 38° 59.006′ N, 76° 29.197′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It can be reached from Maryland Avenue. The marker is on the door of Sampson Hall on the USNA grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sampson Hall (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mahan Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval School (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sampson Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Macedonian Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Carter Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The English Frigate “Augusta” (within shouting distance of this marker); Preble Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mahan Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); HMS Macedonian Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Maury Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Albert A. Michelson - Nobelprize.org.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 14, 2013

2. In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson Marker

On the left of the door to Sampson Hall
Sampson Hall Named in Honor of Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, U.S.N. Head of Department of Physics an Chemistry, Chief of Bureau of Ordinance, Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy, Commander in Chief U.S. Naval Force North Atlantic Station during war with Spain - 1898.

(Submitted on June 18, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Michelson's Nobel Prize Certificate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 15, 2013

3. Michelson's Nobel Prize Certificate

in the USNA Museum, Preble Hall

Photo of Michelson Drawing Himself image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 15, 2013

4. Photo of Michelson Drawing Himself

in the USNA Museum,Preble Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 890 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.