Thomson, Joseph John

Topic overview Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008, v. 13, p362-372.

Source:: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008, v. 13, p362-372.
Publication Date:: 2008-01-01
Language:: English
Abstract:: THOMSON, JOSEPH JOHN ( . Cheetham Hill, near Manchester. England, 18 December 1856; . Cambridge, England, 30 August 1940) . Thomson came to physics for want of money to enter [...]
Subjects:: Electrons
Physicists
Nobel laureates
Scattering (Physics)
X-rays
Cathode rays
Electricity
Mathematical physics
Format:: Reference
Database:: Gale In Context: U.S. History
Journal:: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Volume:: 13
Page Start:: 362
Page Count:: 11

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