ACS President: Edward W. Morley (1828-1923)
Served as President: 1899
With Albert A. Michelson he performed the famous 鈥渆ther drift鈥� experiments which are the basis for the modern theory of relativity
Worked for the Sanitary Commission during the Civil War
Education:
- Graduated, Williams College, 1860, Chemistry
- License to preach, 1862, Andover Theological Seminary
Career Highlights:
- Professor, chemistry, Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), Cleveland, OH, 1868-1923
Notable Accomplishments:
Determined the relative atomic weights of O and H to an accuracy of 0.0004, 1896
Major Awards and Honors:
- Davy Medal, 1907
- Willard Gibbs Medal, 1899
Service to Science:
Did You Know
. . . that he first prepared for a profession as a Congregational Church minister?
. . . that a grave in the basement of Noyes Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was purported to belong to him? The grave has since been called a hoax but is regularly visited by students.
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