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February 14, 1869
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November 15, 1959
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Cloud chamber Atmospheric electricity
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Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (February 14, 1869 – November 15, 1959) was born in Glencorse, Scotland. He passed away in Carlops, Scotland. Wilson was a citizen of the United Kingdom as well as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Wilson was educated at the University of Manchester, University of Cambridge, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He held academic disciplines in Physics.
A physicist and a chemist by occupation, Wilson was known for his work in cloud chamber and atmospheric electricity. He conducted his doctoral studies under J.J. Thomson; C.F. Powell was one of his doctoral students.
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