Robert Andrews Millikan
Ph.D. Columbia University 1895
Dissertation:
On the Polarization of Light Emitted from the Surfaces of Incandescent Solids and Liquids
Advisor 1: Ogden Nicholas Rood
Advisor 2: Albert Abraham Michelson
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| Name | School | Year | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ham, William | The University of Chicago | 1909 | 170 |
| Loeb, Leonard | The University of Chicago | 1916 | 51 |
| Watson, Earnest | The University of Chicago | 1917 | 4 |
| Sawyer, Ralph | The University of Chicago | 1919 | 7 |
| Otis, Russell | California Institute of Technology | 1924 | |
| Loughridge, Donald | California Institute of Technology | 1927 | 211 |
| Anderson, Carl | California Institute of Technology | 1930 | 1 |
| Evans, Robley | California Institute of Technology | 1932 | 145 |
| Raitt, Russell | California Institute of Technology | 1935 | 4 |
| Pickering, Sir William | California Institute of Technology | 1936 | 24 |
| Yuan, Luke Chia-Liu | California Institute of Technology | 1940 |
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