“Three ideas stand out above all others in the influence they have exerted and are destined to exert upon the development of the human race: The idea of the Golden Rule; the idea of natural law; the idea of age-long growth or evolution.”
Quote by Robert Andrews Millikan
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Robert Andrews Millikan
Robert Andrews Millikan was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to the precise measurement of the electron charge. In 1909, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work. Millikan's oil drop experiment was a landmark in this achievement, laying the foundation for the development of quantum mechanics. more
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