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J.J. Thomson

Born

in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom

December 18, 1856

Died

August 30, 1940

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Thomson

Genre

Science, Physics, Nonfiction

Influences

Ernest Rutherford, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Niels Bohr, Owen Richardson, ...more

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Sir Joseph John "J. J." Thomson, OM, FRS (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist.

In 1897 Thomson showed that cathode rays were composed of a previously unknown negatively charged particle, and thus he is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron; and, in a broader sense, with the discovery of the first subatomic particle. Thomson is also credited with finding the first evidence for isotopes of a stable (non-radioactive) element in 1913, as part of his exploration into the composition of canal rays (positive ions). He invented the mass spectrometer.

Thomson was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the electron and for his work on the conduction of electricity in gases.

In 1912, a ...more

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	Electricity and Matter 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Clerk Maxwell: A Commemoration Volume 1831–1931 by J.J. Thomson (Contributor), Max Planck (Essay by), Albert Einstein (Essay by) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elements of the Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DIE ENTLADUNG DER ELEKTRICITÄT DURCH GASE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recollections and Reflections really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treatise on the Motion of Vortex Rings - An Essay to Which the Adams Prize was Adjudged in 1882, in the University of Cambridge really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1968 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rays Of Positive Electricity, And Their Application To Chemical Analyses really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1913 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Conduction of Electricity Through Gases. Volume II. Third Edition by J.J. Thomson, G.P. Thomson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1933 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“His work was so great that it cannot be compassed in a few words. His death is one of the greatest losses ever to occur to British science.

{Describing Ernest Rutherford upon his death at age 66. Thomson, then 80 years old, was once his teacher.}”
― Joseph John Thomson

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“To the electron: May it never be of use to anyone”
― J.J. Thompson

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