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That experiment is also used to teach about selective data exclusion (potential scientific fraud) as well as a resistance to challenging an already published va
by m-watson 4y ago
That experiment is also used to teach about selective data exclusion (potential scientific fraud) as well as a resistance to challenging an already published value (future experiments searching to verify Millikan's value rather than show it was incorrect or off) in a lot of experimental classes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment