Louis Essen Scientist

Louis Essen FRS O.B.E. (6 September 1908 – 24 August 1997) 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.

Personal facts

Louis Essen
Birth dateSeptember 06, 1908
Birth place
Nottingham
Date of deathAugust 24, 1997
Place of death
Surrey , Great Bookham
Known for
Speed of light

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Scientist

awards
Royal Society
Order of the British Empire
Russian Academy of Sciences
IEEE Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society
doctoral advisor
David William Dye
Field of study
Physics

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External resources

  1. http://www.btinternet.com/~time.lord
  2. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/atomic_clocks.aspx