Robert Millikan

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:advocated_for science education
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_1923
gptkbp:awarded_to gptkb:the_Cresson_Medal
the Medal of Honor from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:born March 22, 1868
gptkbp:born_in Morrison, Illinois
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:class gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:conducts_research_on cosmic rays
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkbp:contribution determination of the charge of the electron
cosmic rays research
gptkbp:died December 19, 1953
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:San_Marino,_California
gptkbp:director the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics
gptkbp:field experimental physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkbp:historical_figures science advocacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Millikan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Carl_D._Anderson
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence
modern physics
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Anesthesiologists
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Biochemistry_and_Molecular_Biology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Biological_Chemists
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Biochemistry
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Genetics
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Immunology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Laboratory_Science
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Microbiology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Oncology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Pathology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Clinical_Social_Work
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Cytopathology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Hematology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Human_Genetics
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Microbiology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Nephrology
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Nuclear_Medicine
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Pharmacology_and_Experimental_Therapeutics
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Physics_Teachers
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Radiologic_Technologists
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Radiology
gptkb:the_National_Research_Council
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:the_American_Society_for_Engineering_Education
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:the_American_Mathematical_Society
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers
gptkb:the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:the_American_Chemical_Society
gptkb:the_American_Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Chemical_Engineers
the American Society of Electrical Engineers
the American Society of Plant Biologists
the American Society of Clinical Nutrition
the American Society of Clinical Psychology
gptkbp:is_criticized_for the theory of relativity
gptkbp:is_influential_in the establishment of physics as a profession
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:oil_drop_experiment
gptkb:Millikan_oil_drop_experiment
photoelectric effect
gptkbp:mentor many physicists
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_recipients the John Fritz Medal
gptkbp:position professor at California Institute of Technology
gptkbp:published gptkb:The_Electron
gptkbp:received gptkb:the_Franklin_Medal
gptkbp:research gptkb:nanotechnology
gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkb:quantum_theory
gptkb:Physics
gptkb:electricity
gptkb:optics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
materials science
astrophysics
thermodynamics
nuclear physics
superconductivity
atomic structure
nuclear reactions
high-energy physics
solid-state physics
surface science
quantum electrodynamics
magnetism
molecular physics
plasma physics
magneto-optics
biophysics
chemical physics
kinetic theory of gases
cosmic ray studies
photoelectric effect experiments
experimental techniques in physics
thermodynamic properties of gases
electron charge measurement
X-ray studies
photoelectric effect theory
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:served_as professor at Caltech
gptkbp:signature Millikan's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Millikan
gptkbp:was_a_fellow_of gptkb:the_American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in photoelectric effect research
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of scientific method
the importance of experimental physics
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:education_reform
the development of atomic theory
gptkbp:was_known_for his work on the charge of the electron
gptkbp:won gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_B._Conant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3