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J. J. Thomson

J. J. Thomson

British physicist

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Is a
Person
Person
Academic
Academic
Academic Discipline
Physics
Physics
Also Known As
Joseph John Thomson
Author of
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Rays of positive electricity
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Cathode rays
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The electron in chemistry
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The discharge of electricity through gases
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Multiply-charged atoms
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Mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism
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The vortex ring theory of gases
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On electrical oscillations and the effects produced by the motion of an electrified sphere
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Notes on recent researches in electricity and magnetism, intended as a sequel to Professor Clark-Maxwell's 'Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism'
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Elements of the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism
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Birth Name
Joseph John Thomson
Child
George Paget Thomson
George Paget Thomson
Citizenship
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Birthdate
December 18, 1856
Date of Death
August 30, 1940
Doctoral Advisor
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
Doctoral Students
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford
Francis William Aston
Francis William Aston
Owen Willans Richardson
Owen Willans Richardson
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G. I. Taylor
Edward Victor Appleton
Edward Victor Appleton
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Paul Langevin
Theodore Lyman
Theodore Lyman
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Władysław Natanson
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Educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Father of
George Paget Thomson
George Paget Thomson
ISNI
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Known for
Plum pudding model Discovery of electron Discovery of isotopes Mass spectrometer invention Electromagnetic mass First m/e measurement Proposed first waveguide Gibbs–Thomson equation Thomson scattering Thomson problem Coining term 'delta ray' Coining term 'epsilon radiation' Thomson (unit)
Notable Work
Plum pudding model
Plum pudding model
Occupation
Mathematician
Mathematician
Writer
Writer
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Author
Author
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Scientist
Scientist
Physicist
Physicist
Open Library ID
OL156138A
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Birthplace
Cheetham Hill
Cheetham Hill
Place of Death
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
VIAF
7472229
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Wikidata ID
Q47285

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