I-"A. A. Michelson" ibhekisela ku-Albert Abraham Michelson, isazi sesayensi yemvelo esidumile saseMelika owazalwa ngo-1852 futhi washona ngo-1931. U-Michelson wayaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe we-optics kanye ne-spectroscopy, futhi udume kakhulu ngokulinganisa ijubane lokukhanya. . Ube ngowokuqala waseMelika ukuzuza uMklomelo KaNobel kuPhysics, awuklonyeliswa ngo-1907 ngomsebenzi wakhe wamathuluzi okusebenza ngokunemba kanye ne-spectroscopy yamagesi.