What job besides being a scientist and writing text-books had Robert done in life?
Physics Teacher
100
Date of Mole Day?
October 23!!
200
The year that Robert had been born
What is 1868?
200
What is used in the experiment to have it performed?
Makeshift apparatus that was made by Millikan himself. No real name
200
Number of copies sold of his first text-book, "first course in physics"
1.6 million
200
How long is the iron man race?
2.4 mile, swim 112 mile biking, and a marathon of running (26.2miles)=140.6 miles of activities!
300
The place that Robert had gone to High School
Maquoketa, Iowa
300
How was the experiment performed?
Oil drops were falling between electric plates that had the electric field off, then quickly reached the terminal velosity, then electricity turned on making the oil rise
300
What college had Robert taught?
University of Chicago
300
What is the name of Wingert's daughter?
Molly
400
Where he had received his doctorate in Physics
Significance of Columbia University?
400
What is the oil doing at terminal velocity?
It is not accelerating
400
Besides teaching what else had he done to the physics program at Chicago?
Revised the program and more laboratory work and experiments
400
What type of vehicle does Wingert drive besides running, or his schwin bike :P
Rav4
500
Robert had received his Ph.D in Physics
What is the significance of 1895?
500
To reach his conclusion was the experiment done once or many times for exact measures?
Experiment duplicated many times to make sure it is consistent
500
Significance of 1910?
Robert was promoted to full professor at University of Chicago