Millikan called San Marino the westernmost outpost of Nordic civilization with twice the Anglo-Saxon population of major cities. Millikan advised against hiring a female physicist favoring young men in segregated South. Millikan's name removed from Caltech library, professorship, labs due to eugenics ties. Colleges renamed Millikan buildings citing his eugenics promotion. Physics award renamed stripping Millikan's name over eugenics affiliation. Millikan measured electron charge with oil drop experiment showing quantization. Millikan took sole Nobel credit denying graduate Harvey Fletcher recognition. Millikan discarded data in oil drop experiment performing cosmetic surgery to shrink error. Millikan confirmed Einstein's photoelectric effect but rejected photon theory initially. Millikan coined cosmic rays believing them high-energy photons not particles. Millikan supported theistic evolution reconciling science and Christianity. Millikan transformed Throop into Caltech as executive chairman. Millikan wrote textbooks revolutionizing physics education with conceptual problems.
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