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jan 1, 1868 - Robert Millikan (1868 - 1953)

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Between 1908 and 1917, Robert Millikan measured the charge on an electron with an oil drop apparatus. In these experiments, the atomizer from a perfume bottle was used to spray water or oil droplets into a sample chamber.

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jan 1, 1868
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~ 157 years ago