Remembering the oil-drop experiment

• Autores: Michael F. Perry
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 60, Nº. 5, 2007, pág. 56
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In their memoirs, Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher describe what happened during the monthsleading up to their now-famous measurements on charged droplets. But intriguing differences in the accounts make it unclear just who madethe key contributions.