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Robert Millikan

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Robert Millikan discovered the charge of the electron. He determined that the electron had a negative charge.
 
Equipment used: Millikan used the oil drop experiment, where he calculated the velocity of an oil drop and it attracted electrons and became negatively charged.

Born - 1868                         Died - 1953               Date of Discovery - 1909
 

The North Pole was reached by American explorers at about the same time as Millikan's discovery.