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Millikan

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Mil·li·kan  (ml-kn), Robert Andrews 1868-1953.
American physicist. He won a 1923 Nobel Prize for his measurement of the electron charge.
Millikan [ˈmɪlɪkən]
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(Biographies / Millikan, Robert Andrews (1868-1953) M, US, SCIENCE: physicist) Robert Andrews. 1868-1953, US physicist. He measured the charge of an electron (1910), verified Einstein's equation for the photoelectric effect (1916), and studied cosmic rays; Nobel prize for physics 1923
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Noun1.Millikan - United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)Millikan - United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)
Robert Andrews Millikan
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