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Paul A. Heckert
Jun 12, 2009
Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
In 1910, physicist, Robert A. Millikan, first measured the charge on the electron, which is the fundamental electric charge, with his classic oil drop experiment.
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Jun 12, 2009
Biography of Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan
A brief biography of Robert A. Millikan, who won the 1923 Nobel prize in physics for his famous Millikan oil drop experiment.
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Dec 22, 2008
Understanding the Cavendish Experiment
Henry Cavendish, in 1798, performed the experiment that can be used to measure the gravitational constant, G, however Cavendish calculated Earth's density not G.
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Jan 30, 2008
Physicist, Hubert Mack Thaxton
Hubert Mack Thaxton, an African American physicist who did fundamental work in nuclear physics and applied work in electronics and acoustics, faced racial discrimination.
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Mar 10, 2007
Galileo's Thermometer
Galileo thermometers are popular ornamental thermometers. How do they work?
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Mar 10, 2007
Galileo's Telescope Discoveries
With his telescope Galileo discovered craters on the Moon, spots on the Sun, Moons of Jupiter, phases of Venus, and stars in the Milky Way.
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Mar 1, 2007
Galileo and the Pendulum
Timing swings with his pulse Galileo discovered a fundamental principle pendulums, which led to more accurate clocks and the ability to accurately measure longitude.
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