Robert Andrews Millikan was a prominent American physicist who made lasting contributions to both pure science and science education. He is particularly well known for his highly accurate determination of the charge of an electron via...

This Nobel website on the life and scientific work of Robert A. Millikan includes a biography, images, and internet resources for further reading and research. Also included are the 1923 "Presentation Speech" which praised Millikan's...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will distinguish between the three main subatomic particles and understand the contributions of J. J. Thomson, Robert...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the Millikan oil drop experiment of 1909 that demonstrated how to measure an electric charge on one electron. Includes a video demonstration of the...

An image of Robert Millikan.

An image of Robert Millikan.

An image of Robert Millikan.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how Robert Millikan determined the charge of an electron.

This website gives a complete description of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's early years. The development of Lawrence's first and subsequent cyclotrons are chronicled.

Home of Robert A. Millikan, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

A portrait of Robert Andrews Millikan from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Robert Andrews Millikan from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A history of the science of cosmology, the study of the universe, and the scientists who did pioneering work in this field in the twentieth century.