Louis Essen

Physicist, Academic

1908 – 1997

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Who was Louis Essen?

Louis Essen FRS O.B.E. was an English physicist whose most notable achievements were in the precise measurement of time and the determination of the speed of light. He was critical of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, particularly as it related to time dilation.

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Born
Sep 6, 1908
Nottingham
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • University of London
Died
Aug 24, 1997
Great Bookham

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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