Oliver Lodge Quote

The oldest and best known function for an ether is the conveyance of light, and hence the name "luminiferous" was applied to it, though at the present day many functions are known, and more will almost certainly be discovered.


The Ether of Space, p. 1 - The Ether of Space (1909)


The oldest and best known function for an ether is the conveyance of light, and hence the name luminiferous was applied to it, though at the present...

The oldest and best known function for an ether is the conveyance of light, and hence the name luminiferous was applied to it, though at the present...

The oldest and best known function for an ether is the conveyance of light, and hence the name luminiferous was applied to it, though at the present...

The oldest and best known function for an ether is the conveyance of light, and hence the name luminiferous was applied to it, though at the present...