Joseph
John
(J. J.)
Thomson
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph James Thomson
and Emma (Swindells) Thomson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rose Elizabeth (Paget) Thomson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
George Paget Thomson
Died
at age 83
in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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| Created 31 Aug 2014
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J. J. Thomson is Notable.
Biography
J. J. Thomson was awarded the Nobel Prize.
English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics, credited with the discovery of the electron.[1]
- Birth: 18 Dec 1856, Cheetham Hill, Manchester[2][3]
- Father: Joseph James Thomson of Fallowfield, Manchester[4]
- Marriage: 2 Jan 1890 to Rose Elizabeth, dau. of Sir George Paget, K.C.B., Regius Professor of physic[4]
- Awarded Nobel Prize 1906[4]
- Death: 30 Aug 1940[4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia:J. J. Thomson
- ↑ "Joseph John Thomson", GRO Births Mar 1857 Manchester 8d 317
- ↑ "Joseph John 'J.J.' Thomson", Find A Grave, 2017-10-10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Joseph John Thomson", Cambridge University Alumni
- ↑ "THOMSON O.M. sir Joseph John knight of the Masters Lodge Trinity College Cambridge died 30 August 1940...", National Probate Calendar
- http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1906/thomson-facts.html
- Wikidata: Item Q47285
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