Why no one has measured the speed of light
- Episode aired Oct 31, 2020
- 19m
The conventional method for measuring speed does not work with light. So physicists have relied on mirrors to measure the speed of light on a two way journey using a mirror. Which leaves ope... Read allThe conventional method for measuring speed does not work with light. So physicists have relied on mirrors to measure the speed of light on a two way journey using a mirror. Which leaves open the possibility that light could move faster in one direction than the opposite directio... Read allThe conventional method for measuring speed does not work with light. So physicists have relied on mirrors to measure the speed of light on a two way journey using a mirror. Which leaves open the possibility that light could move faster in one direction than the opposite direction.