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Louis Essen

British physicist

Died when: 88 years 352 days (1067 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Louis Essen

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 a critic of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, particularly as it related to time dilation.


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