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The American physicist Albert Michelson invented the optical interferometer.
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Is it true that the American physicist Albert Michelson invented the optical interferometer?
Yes. Multiple reliable reference sources confirm that the American physicist Albert Michelson invented the optical interferometer (specifically the Michelson interferometer configuration).
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States that American physicist Albert Michelson invented the optical interferometer.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.01%3A Transverse and Longitudinal Waves. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Radically_Modern_Introductory_Physics_Text_I_(Raymond)/01%3A_Waves_in_One_Dimension/1.01%3A_Transverse_and_Longitudinal_Waves
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States the Michelson interferometer was invented by the American physicist Albert A. Michelson.
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OpenStax: OpenStax University Physics Volume 3: 3.5 The Michelson Interferometer. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-3/pages/00f28488-2511-45cc-a6d5-732876073683@
States that American physicist Albert Michelson invented the optical interferometer.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Waves/Interferometers. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Waves/Interferometers
States that the Michelson interferometer was invented by American physicist Albert Abraham Michelson.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Michelson interferometer. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson_interferometer
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