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November 18, 1927
The Mahnomen Pioneer
Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Doctor Miller successfully measures the 'ether drift' at high altitudes, contradicting Einstein's relativity theory that deemed such measurements impossible due to the luminiferous ether being dragged near Earth.
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Why Einstein Was Wrong
All space is supposed to be filled with an imponderable substance called the luminiferous ether. If this is true, we should be able to measure the "ether drift," or the motion of the earth through the ether, but all previous attempts to do so have failed.
Einstein said that such measurements were fundamentally impossible, and his theory of relativity is based in part on this assumption. Doctor Miller has now been able to measure this "ether drift" and has shown that previous failures were due to insufficient altitude, the ether apparently being dragged along near the earth, so that its drift past the earth can be detected only on high mountains. This proof is likely to make necessary a modification of the Einstein theory.
All space is supposed to be filled with an imponderable substance called the luminiferous ether. If this is true, we should be able to measure the "ether drift," or the motion of the earth through the ether, but all previous attempts to do so have failed.
Einstein said that such measurements were fundamentally impossible, and his theory of relativity is based in part on this assumption. Doctor Miller has now been able to measure this "ether drift" and has shown that previous failures were due to insufficient altitude, the ether apparently being dragged along near the earth, so that its drift past the earth can be detected only on high mountains. This proof is likely to make necessary a modification of the Einstein theory.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Luminiferous Ether
Ether Drift
Einstein Relativity
Doctor Miller
High Altitude Measurement
What entities or persons were involved?
Einstein
Doctor Miller
Where did it happen?
High Mountains
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Key Persons
Einstein
Doctor Miller
Location
High Mountains
Story Details
Doctor Miller measures ether drift at high altitudes, revealing why previous attempts failed and necessitating changes to Einstein's relativity theory.