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Robert Andrews Millikan (/ ˈ m ɪ l ɪ k ən /; March 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his measurement of the elementary charge and for his work on the photoelectric effect.
Robert A. Millikan Harvey Fletcher (September 11, 1884 – July 23, 1981) was an American physicist . [ 1 ] Known as the "father of stereophonic sound ", he is credited with the invention of the 2-A audiometer [ 2 ] and an early electronic hearing aid .
The 1923 prize went to Robert Millikan "for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect". Millikan might have won in 1920 but for Felix Ehrenhaft's incorrect claim to have measured a smaller charge. Some controversy, however, still seems to linger over Millikan's oil-drop procedure and experimental ...
The oil drop experiment was performed by Robert A. Millikan and Harvey Fletcher in 1909 to measure the elementary electric charge (the charge of the electron). [1] [2] The experiment took place in the Ryerson Physical Laboratory at the University of Chicago. [3] [4] [5] Millikan received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923. [6]
Anderson was born in New York City, the son of Swedish immigrants.He studied physics and engineering at Caltech (B.S., 1927; Ph.D., 1930).Under the supervision of Robert A. Millikan, he began investigations into cosmic rays during the course of which he encountered unexpected particle tracks in his (modern versions now commonly referred to as an Anderson) cloud chamber photographs that he ...
And in 1987, he won the Nobel Prize. Solow took an interest in economics during his early time at Harvard, but World War II called the Brooklyn native into three years of duty in North Africa and ...
The Nobel Prize. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 965 individuals and 27 organizations as of 2023. [1] The United States has the highest number of Nobel laureates in the world, with over 420 Nobel laureates. [2] Around 71% of all Nobel Prizes have been awarded to Americans; around 29% of them are immigrants from other ...
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, are not only partners in life but in business. The couple tied the knot in 2005, two years after they met on the set of 2003’s Gothika.