Biography:J. J. Thomson
| J. J. Thomson
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| Born | 1856 |
| Died | 1940
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| Known for | Electron; cathode rays; atomic structure |
J. J. Thomson (1856-1940) was a British physicist known for experiments with cathode rays that led to the identification of the electron as a subatomic particle. His work helped establish that atoms contain smaller charged constituents rather than being indivisible units.
Thomson received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics for investigations of the conduction of electricity by gases. In the Quantum Collection, his name is linked with the historical discovery of the electron and the emergence of subatomic particle physics.
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Author: Harold Foppele