Joseph John Thomson

Joseph John Thomson, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1856-12-18 in Cheetham Hill, United Kingdom

Gender: male

Field: British physicist (1856–1940)

Biography

Sir Joseph John "J. J." Thomson was a British physicist whose study of cathode rays led to his discovery of the electron, a subatomic particle with a negative electric charge.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1906

Awarded on: 1906-11-12

"in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases"

Affiliations:

  • University of Cambridge – Cambridge, United Kingdom
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