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Robert Andrews Millikan (jan 1, 1868 – jan 1, 1953)

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Robert Andrews Millikan discovered both the charge and mass of electrons via his oil drop experiment where he put a charge on a drop of oil and measured how strong an electric current had to be to stop it from falling.

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jan 1, 1868
jan 1, 1953
~ 85 years