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Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment : Tiny Drops, Big Discoveries

9th - Higher Ed
Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment: A Discovery and Impact
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Experiment
al Setup:
• The experiment involved measuring the force on charged oil droplets suspended between two
metal plates.
• The apparatus...
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J.J. Thomson's Charge-to-Mass Ratio Experiment

9th - Higher Ed
In 1897, J.J. Thomson conducted an experiment that led to the discovery of the electron and revolutionized atomic theory by demonstrating that atoms are composed of smaller subatomic particles. Before this, atoms were considered...
Instructional Video12:00
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Anthropic Reflections

12th - Higher Ed
Celebrated physicists Nobel Laureate Tony Leggett (University of Illinois), Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study), Paul Steinhardt (Princeton University), Michael Gordin (Princeton University) share their intriguing perspectives...
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The Anthropic Principle

12th - Higher Ed
Nobel Laureate in Physics Anthony Leggett (Illinois) describes the so-called Anthropic Principle that some invoke to answer the "fine tuning problem" of cosmology.
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Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

9th - 12th
How was the charge on an electron discovered? Find out by viewing this computer animated video. Robert Millikan set up an experiment in 1909 to measure the charge. This little video clip can be included in your lecture when teaching your...