The Luminiferous Aether: The rise and Fall of a Physical Theory Amir Raz Web project for Physics 213 Fall 2015 What is Aether? The Nature of Light and Why we Need a Luiminiferous Aether. The Michelson-Morley Experiment and the Lack of Experimental Evidence The Rise of Special Relativity and the End of the Aether .  Sources and Additional Resources