Robert A. Millikan
Questions to be answered in research
1. In what period of time did he live?
2. What is his country of origin?
3. When did he conduct his experiment?
4. Summarize his experiment (what he did & what he discovered).
5. Did the results of this experiment complement or contradict the commonly accepted view of the electron?
6. Were his beliefs accepted by society at that time?
If so, why? If not, why not?
2. What is his country of origin?
3. When did he conduct his experiment?
4. Summarize his experiment (what he did & what he discovered).
5. Did the results of this experiment complement or contradict the commonly accepted view of the electron?
6. Were his beliefs accepted by society at that time?
If so, why? If not, why not?
Resources
1. http://library.thinkquest.org/19662/low/eng/biog-millikan.html
2. http://www.aip.org/history/gap/Millikan/Millikan.html
3. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1923/millikan-bio.html
4. http://www.scribd.com/doc/91987851/Robert-a-Millikan-Atomic-Theory-Project
2. http://www.aip.org/history/gap/Millikan/Millikan.html
3. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1923/millikan-bio.html
4. http://www.scribd.com/doc/91987851/Robert-a-Millikan-Atomic-Theory-Project