J. J. Thomson
1856 – 1940 United Kingdom
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Who was J. J. Thomson?
Physicist who discovered the electron in 1897 and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 for his work on the conduction of electricity in gases.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on J. J. Thomson (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Family & Personal Life
ParentJoseph James Thomson
ParentEmma Swindells
SpouseRose Thomson
ChildGeorge Paget Thomson
ChildJoan Paget Thomson
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Physics | 1906 | in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1884 | — |
| Copley Medal | 1914 | — |
| Royal Medal | 1894 | — |
| Elliott Cresson Medal | 1910 | — |
| Hughes Medal | 1902 | — |
| Faraday Medal | 1925 | — |
| Hodgkins Medal | 1902 | — |
| Albert Medal | 1915 | — |
| Franklin Medal | 1922 | — |
| Adams Prize | 1882 | — |
| Royal Society Bakerian Medal | 1913 | — |
| Guthrie Lecture | 1928 | — |
| Knight Bachelor | — | — |
| Dalton Medal | 1931 | — |
| Silliman Memorial Lectures | 1903 | — |
| Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | — | — |
| John Scott Award | 1923 | — |
| doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris | 1923 | — |
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