Millikan's oil drop experiment

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:analyzed_data_using statistical methods
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
gptkbp:conducts_research_on subatomic particles
gptkbp:contributes_to atomic structure
gptkbp:curriculum university physics courses
gptkbp:demonstrated_principle_of electrostatic levitation
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:educational_content
gptkbp:discovered_by elementary charge
gptkbp:example precision measurement
gptkbp:has_implications_for gptkb:quantum_theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Millikan's oil drop experiment
gptkbp:influenced modern physics
gptkbp:inspired further research in electrostatics
gptkbp:involved_calculation_of viscosity of air
gptkbp:involved_measurement_of droplet radius
gptkbp:involved_observation_of droplet motion
gptkbp:is_a_foundational_experiment_for_understanding electricity and magnetism
gptkbp:is_a_fundamental_experiment_in electrical engineering
gptkbp:is_a_key_experiment_for_understanding the nature of charge
gptkbp:is_a_key_experiment_in electromagnetism
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:historical_analysis
gptkbp:is_associated_with Robert Millikan's legacy
gptkbp:is_cited_in scientific discussions
gptkbp:is_featured_in documentaries about science
gptkbp:is_influential_in the development of particle physics
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in scientific ethics
gptkbp:is_recognized_for methodological rigor
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_taught_in physics education
gptkbp:landmark experimental physics
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:measured_property electric charge
gptkbp:nobel_prize_awarded_in 1923
gptkbp:observed_phenomenon falling oil droplets
gptkbp:occurs_annually 1909
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Physical_Review
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkbp:required_control_of environmental conditions
gptkbp:resulted_in Millikan's oil drop equation
gptkbp:showed_relationship_between charge and mass
gptkbp:significance determined the charge of the electron
gptkbp:technique balance of forces
oil droplets
gptkbp:used_apparatus electrical field
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of the photoelectric effect
quantization of charge
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous experiments on charge
gptkbp:was_replicated_by other scientists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:oil_drop_experiment
gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5