Robert Millikan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Millikan

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gptkbp:birthDate	1868-03-22
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Morrison,_Illinois,_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate	1953-12-19
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Robert Millikan
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gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:oil-drop_experiment measurement of the elementary electric charge photoelectric effect experiments
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	1923
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