Robert Andrews Millikan

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gptkb:Oberlin_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Comstock_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkb:IEEE_Edison_Medal
gptkb:Matteucci_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1868-03-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Morrison,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Clark_Blanchard_Millikan
gptkb:Glenn_Allan_Millikan
gptkb:Max_Franklin_Millikan
gptkbp:deathDate 1953-12-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Marino,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Michael_Pupin
gptkbp:employer gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:fieldOfWork experimental physics
physics
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Dr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Andrews Millikan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Harvey_Fletcher
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Pupin
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:oil-drop_experiment
measurement of the elementary electric charge
photoelectric effect studies
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1923
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Arthur_Compton
gptkb:Carl_D._Anderson
gptkb:Harvey_Fletcher
gptkb:William_Pickering
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Evolution_in_Science_and_Religion
gptkb:Science_and_Life
gptkb:The_Autobiography_of_Robert_A._Millikan
gptkb:The_Electron
Electrons (+ and -), Protons, Photons, Neutrons, Mesotrons, and Cosmic Rays
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Pasadena,_California
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
gptkbp:signature Robert_Andrews_Millikan_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Greta_Ervin_Blanchard
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