Abstract
- Received 2 June 1913
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.2.109
©1913 American Physical Society
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FocusLandmarks—Millikan Measures the Electron’s Charge
Published 20 January 2012
The Millikan oil drop experiment, published in final form in 1913, demonstrated that charge comes in discrete chunks and was a bridge between classical electromagnetism and modern quantum physics.
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