Ether-Drift and the Birth of Modern Physics In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the scientific community was captivated by the thought of the luminiferous aether, an invisible medium thought to permeate space and function as the carrier of light waves. This idea emerged from the wave theory of light, which, like sound waves needing air, suggested that light waves required a moderate to visit through the vacuum of space. This...
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