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Robert Andrews Millikan was born March 22, 1868 in Morrison, Illinois. He attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating with a degree in classics in 1891. After teaching elementary physics for two years, Millikan went back to school to earn his doctorate in physics from Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1895, being the first person to do so from that department. Millikan married Greta Ervin Blanchard in 1902. The couple had three children: Clark Blanchard, Glenn Allen, and Max Franklin. | Robert Andrews Millikan was born March 22, 1868 in Morrison, Illinois. He attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating with a degree in classics in 1891. After teaching elementary physics for two years, Millikan went back to school to earn his doctorate in physics from Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1895, being the first person to do so from that department. Millikan married Greta Ervin Blanchard in 1902. The couple had three children: Clark Blanchard, Glenn Allen, and Max Franklin. In 1908, he became an assistant at the University of Chicago where he later became a professor. Millikan later went on to be the director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics at the California Institute of Technology in 1921. Robert Millikan died on December 19, 1953 in San Marino, California at the age of 85. | ||
==Major Scientific Contributions== | ==Major Scientific Contributions== | ||
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Biography
Robert Andrews Millikan was born March 22, 1868 in Morrison, Illinois. He attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating with a degree in classics in 1891. After teaching elementary physics for two years, Millikan went back to school to earn his doctorate in physics from Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1895, being the first person to do so from that department. Millikan married Greta Ervin Blanchard in 1902. The couple had three children: Clark Blanchard, Glenn Allen, and Max Franklin. In 1908, he became an assistant at the University of Chicago where he later became a professor. Millikan later went on to be the director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics at the California Institute of Technology in 1921. Robert Millikan died on December 19, 1953 in San Marino, California at the age of 85.
Major Scientific Contributions
Oil Drop Experiment
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Photoelectric Effect
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Fun Facts
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