Morley

American  

[mawr-lee] / ˈmɔr li /

noun

1. Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.

2. Edward Williams, 1838–1923, U.S. chemist and physicist.

3. John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 1838–1923, English statesman, journalist, biographer, and critic.

4. Thomas, 1557–1603?, English composer, especially of madrigals.

5. a male given name.

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Morley ¹ British  

/ ˈmɔːlɪ /

noun

1. an industrial town in N England, in Leeds unitary authority, West Yorkshire. Pop: 54 051 (2001)

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Morley ² British  

/ ˈmɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Edward Williams. 1838–1923, US chemist who collaborated with A. A. Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment

2. John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn. 1838–1923, British Liberal statesman and writer; secretary of state for India (1905–10)

3. Robert. 1908–92, British actor. His many films include Major Barbara (1940), Oscar Wilde (1960), and The Blue Bird (1976)

4. Thomas. ?1557–?1603, English composer and organist, noted for his madrigals and his textbook on music, A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke (1597)

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Morley Scientific  

/ môr′lē /

1. American chemist and physicist who with Albert Michelson disproved the existence of ether, the hypothetical medium of electromagnetic waves. Their work served as the starting point for Albert Einstein's development of the theory of relativity.

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While there he met J. Todd Morley, who connected him with the Guggenheim family fortune.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

"It would be a mistake for anybody to try to draw definite conclusions just based on the fact that two databases happen to match," Morley told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Such staffing wasn’t necessary in the heyday of Morley Safer and Mike Wallace, when “60 Minutes” was a money spinner and ratings giant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Lee Morley, AA expert patrol, told the BBC: "Some people may have changed their plans from travelling overseas and therefore travelling closer to home."

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

In 1887 the American physicists Albert Michelson and Edward Morley tried to measure this effect.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife