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aug 19, 1910 - Charge of an Electron

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The electron's charge was more carefully measured by American physicists Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher in their old drop experiment in 1909.
This experiment used an electric field to prevent a charged droplet of oil from falling as a result of gravity.

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aug 19, 1910
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~ 115 years ago