Robert Millikan

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Chronicled events

1. 1916·​A Test Passed, a Theory Doubted
   #5830

   Einstein’s equation fits my measurements of light knocking electrons out of metals, for every color I tried. But quanta can’t explain how light interferes and bends into shadows, which waves explain so well. The equation still lacks a sound theory.