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There were already prior reported cases of the phenomenon. Einstein provided the mathematical foundation explaining it, in particular that the discharge is qua
by glitchc 2mo ago
There were already prior reported cases of the phenomenon. Einstein provided the mathematical foundation explaining it, in particular that the discharge is quantized, indicating that it came from an electron. Millikan proved it a couple of years later with his oil drop experiment and by measuring the elementary charge of an electron, garnered his own Nobel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_drop_experiment
- gus_massa 2mo agoI agree, I agree, but I think the guy only read about it and if lucky measured it once in a lab class. I'm trying to imagine a fake world were he could get enough experience in real life to justify the article claim "grounded in his physical intuition".