Robert Millikan
- January 11, 2024
- Physicist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Robert Millikan |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 22, 1868(1868-03-22) |
| Age | 156 |
| Date Of Death | December 19, 1953, San Marino, CA |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Illinois |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Robert Millikan Biography
| Birthday | Mar 22 |
| Birth Year | 1868 |
Robert Millikan is one of the most popular and richest Physicist who was born on March 22, 1868 in Illinois, United States. He was a physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for measuring the charge of an electron. To describe radiation from extraterrestrial sources, he coined the term cosmic rays.
Enrico Fermi, another atomic scientists, won the Nobel Prize for his own contributions several years after Millikan. was another atomic scientist who won the Nobel Prize several years after Millikan.
He was born in Morrison in Illinois and attended high school in Maquoketa in Iowa. His father was a Congregational minister, and his mother was an ex-dean at a small college.
Robert Millikan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Physicist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Robert Millikan is one of the richest Physicist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Millikan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
During WWI, he worked in military applications of meteorology and aeronautics.
His famous oil-drop experiment was based on small drops of oil falling in a chamber and then suspending them in midair by using a magnetic field.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Robert Millikan height Not available right now. Robert weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Robert Millikan Dating?
According to our records, Robert Millikan is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Robert Millikan’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Robert Millikan. You may help us to build the dating records for Robert Millikan!
Facts & Trivia
Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Physicist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Millikan celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.
Who is Robert Millikan and what did he discover?
Robert Millikan was a physicist who discovered the elementary charge of an electron using the oil-drop experiment.
What was Robert Millikan's theory?
Robert Millikan Atomic Theory Millikan’s work demonstrated that electrons did have a discrete, quantifiable charge. Thomson had also already calculated the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron, so once Millikan was able to measure the elementary charge, the mass of an electron could also be calculated.
Why was Robert Millikan's discovery important?
Robert Millikan’s accomplishments were the design and fine-tuning of experiments which unambiguously confirmed the most important scientific theories of his time, providing the implications for atomic theory. His oil drop experiment confirmed the existence of the electron and accurately determined its charge.
How did Robert Millikan determine the charge of an electron?
Millikan was able to measure both the amount of electric force and magnitude of electric field on the tiny charge of an isolated oil droplet and from the data determine the magnitude of the charge itself.
Who discovered the electron?
J.J. Thomson decided to find out for sure. Thomson was a physics professor at Cambridge University in the UK. He placed cathode tubes in electric and magnetic fields.