Michelson-Morley Memorial Fountain (Cleveland, Ohio)
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Also known as the Michelson-Morley Monument, it was designed by William Behnke and built in 1973 in commemoration of the world-famous Michelson-Morley Experiment.
The undulating water symbolizes ether waves; the steel cylinder represents the ascending beam of light.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment was conducted in 1887 by physicist Albert Michelson of Case School of Applied Science and chemist Edward Morley of Western Reserve University. This experiment proved the non-existence of the luminiferous ether and was later cited as circumstantial evidence in support of special relativity as proposed by Albert Einstein in 1905. Michelson became the first American to win a Nobel Prize in science.
The undulating water symbolizes ether waves; the steel cylinder represents the ascending beam of light.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment was conducted in 1887 by physicist Albert Michelson of Case School of Applied Science and chemist Edward Morley of Western Reserve University. This experiment proved the non-existence of the luminiferous ether and was later cited as circumstantial evidence in support of special relativity as proposed by Albert Einstein in 1905. Michelson became the first American to win a Nobel Prize in science.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson-Morley_Memorial_Fountain
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Coordinates: 41°30'13"N 81°36'31"W
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