Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Lawrence and His Laboratory
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.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Robert Millikan
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: The Nuclear Model of the Atom
[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...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1923: Robert Andrews Millikan
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
[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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Oil Drop Experiment
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how Robert Millikan determined the charge of an electron.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Cosmic Inquiry
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.