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“Two erroneous impressions ... seem to be current among certain groups of uninformed persons. The first is that religion today stands for mediaeval theology; the second that science is materialistic and irreligious.”

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Robert Andrews Millikan
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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