J. J. Thomson

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British person Nobel laureate in Physics physicist

J. J. Thomson was a British physicist best known for discovering the electron and proposing the "plum pudding" model of the atom.

Aliases (1)

Joseph John Thomson ×3

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British person → Nobel laureate in Physics → physicist →
awardReceived	Copley Medal → Hughes Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics → Royal Medal →
birthDate	1856-12-18 →
birthPlace	Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
child	George Paget Thomson →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1940-08-30 →
deathPlace	Cambridge, England →
directorOf	Cavendish Laboratory →
discovered	electron →
doctoralStudent	Charles Glover Barkla → Ernest Rutherford → J. J. Thomson’s son George Paget Thomson →
educatedAt	Owens College, Manchester → Trinity College, Cambridge →
employer	University of Cambridge →
familyName	Thomson →
fieldOfWork	experimental physics → physics →
fullName	Joseph John Thomson →
givenName	John → Joseph →
honorificTitle	FRS → OM → Sir →
influenced	Ernest Rutherford → Niels Bohr →
knownFor	discovery of the electron → mass-to-charge ratio of the electron → plum pudding model of the atom → research on ionization of gases → work on cathode rays → work on isotopes →
memberOf	Royal Society → Trinity College, Cambridge →
nationality	British →
NobelPrizeInPhysicsFor	theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases →
NobelPrizeInPhysicsYear	1906 →
notableWork	Conduction of Electricity through Gases → Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses →
positionHeld	Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics →
positionHeldEnd	1919 →
positionHeldStart	1884 →
proposed	plum pudding model of the atom →
spouse	Rose Elisabeth Paget →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Conduction of Electricity through Gases → Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses →	author
Cavendish Laboratory →	associatedWithPerson
Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses ("Joseph John Thomson") →	authorFullName
Conduction of Electricity through Gases ("Joseph John Thomson") →	authorName
Ernest Rutherford →	doctoralAdvisor
George Paget Thomson →	father
J. J. Thomson ("Joseph John Thomson") →	fullName
Thomson →	hasNotableBearer
JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge →	namedAfter
Philosophical Magazine →	notableAuthor
Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics →	notableHolder
Copley Medal →	notableRecipient
Charles Glover Barkla →	studiedUnder