Brian Denley wrote:
But it was their work that provided the stimulus for Lorentz and Einstein.


In the past, germs were not accepted, the world was believed to be flat,
radio was thought to be impossible, the laser (buck rogers ray gun) was
thought a toy, etc., etc., etc.

The fact that equations need to involve time (time does not really
exist) or the "imaginary" number 377 ohms to describe the "impedance" of
the ether proves there is a yet undiscovered "matter."

For now, ether serves as well as any other term ...

Get a clue.

JS