Millikan

Speech parts

1. Millikan - Noun

2. Millikan - Proper noun

Meaning

United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)

Synonyms

Examples

As chairman of the Executive Council of Caltech (the school's governing body at the time) from 1921 until his retirement in 1945, Millikan helped to turn the school into one of the leading research institutions in the United States. Source: Internet

Ehrenhaft's claims were ultimately dismissed and Millikan was awarded the prize in 1923. Source: Internet

Identification In the 1920s the term "cosmic rays" was coined by Robert Millikan who made measurements of ionization due to cosmic rays from deep under water to high altitudes and around the globe. Source: Internet

In 1909 Millikan began a series of experiments to determine the electric charge carried by a single electron. Source: Internet

In his private life, Millikan was an enthusiastic tennis player. Source: Internet

Millikan graduated from Oberlin College in 1891 and obtained his doctorate at Columbia University in 1895. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms