Robert A. Millikan

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Nobel laureate in Physics experimental physicist human physicist

Robert A. Millikan was an American experimental physicist best known for his oil-drop experiment measuring the electron’s charge and for his Nobel Prize–winning work on the photoelectric effect.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Physics → experimental physicist → human → physicist →
academicDegree	PhD in physics →
awardReceived	Comstock Prize in Physics → IEEE Edison Medal → Matteucci Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics →
burialPlace	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1868-03-22 →
dateOfDeath	1953-12-19 →
doctoralStudent	Harvey Fletcher →
educatedAt	Columbia University → Oberlin College →
employer	California Institute of Technology → University of Chicago →
familyName	Millikan →
fieldOfWork	experimental physics → physics →
givenName	Robert →
hasAcademicAdvisor	Albert A. Michelson →
influenced	development of modern atomic theory → early quantum theory →
knownFor	Millikan oil-drop apparatus → measurement of the elementary electric charge → oil-drop experiment → research on the photoelectric effect →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Physical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
middleName	Andrews →
NobelPrizeFor	work on the elementary charge of electricity → work on the photoelectric effect →
NobelPrizeYear	1923 →
notableWork	Electrons (+ and −) and Their Applications → The Electron →
placeOfBirth	Morrison, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Marino, California, United States →
positionHeld	head of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics at Caltech → president of the California Institute of Technology → professor of physics at the University of Chicago →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Pasadena, California, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Chicago, Illinois, United States → Pasadena, California, United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Comstock Prize in Physics → Franklin Medal →	notableRecipient
Robert A. Millikan ("Millikan") →	familyName
Oersted Medal →	hasRecipient