George Paget Thomson
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George Paget Thomson was a British physicist and Nobel laureate best known for demonstrating the wave-like properties of electrons through diffraction experiments.
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| J. J. Thomson’s son George Paget Thomson | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British physicist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hughes Medal
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthName | George Paget Thomson self-link ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Nobel Prize official biography
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Royal Society Publishing ⓘ
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Royal Society biographical memoirs
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| educatedAt |
The Perse School
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Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial College London
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University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomson ⓘ |
| father | J. J. Thomson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electron diffraction
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experimental physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
nuclear physics
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quantum physics ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating the wave-like properties of electrons
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electron diffraction experiments ⓘ evidence for wave–particle duality of electrons ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| mother | Rose Elisabeth Paget ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Nevill Mott
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surface form:
Nevill Francis Mott
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| notableWork |
electron diffraction in thin metal films
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experiments confirming de Broglie hypothesis for electrons ⓘ |
| participatedIn | research on nuclear energy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of natural philosophy at the University of Aberdeen
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professor of physics at Imperial College London ⓘ |
| relative |
George Thomson
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surface form:
George Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Cardington
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathleen Buchanan Smith ⓘ |
| studied |
properties of electrons
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wave–particle duality ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aberdeen
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London, England ⓘ
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London
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J. J. Thomson’s son George Paget Thomson