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Robert A. Millikan
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American physicist (1868–1953)
Robert A. Millikan was an American physicist who lived from 1868 to 1953 and made important contributions to the study of electricity and atomic physics. His work helped scientists understand the fundamental nature of matter and earned him recognition as one of the leading physicists of his time.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physics1923
“for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect”
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Andrews Millikan (March 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953) was an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 "for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect."
As Chairman of the Executive Council of Caltech (the school's governing body at the time) from 1921 to 1945, Millikan helped to turn the school into one of the leading research institutions in the United States. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1921 to 1953.
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