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Birthplace: Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
Death: Died in San Marino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death: Heart attack
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"...Robert A. Millikan (22 March 1868 – 19 December 1953) was an American experimental physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his measurement of the charge on the electron and for his work on the photoelectric effect. He served as president of Caltech from 1921 to 1945. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1921-1953..."

"...Millikan died of a heart attack at his home in San Marino, California in 1953 at age 85, and was interred in the "Court of Honor" at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Robert Andrews Millikan', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 September 2011, 19:30 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Andrews_Millikan&oldid=451551784> [accessed 24 September 2011]

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1953
December 19, 1953
Age 85
San Marino, Los Angeles, California, United States
1868
March 22, 1868
Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois, United States