Charles Thomson Rees Wilson Scientist

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, CH, FRS (14 February 1869 – 15 November 1959) was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who received the Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.

Personal facts

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1869
Birth nameCharles Thomson Rees Wilson
Birth place
Midlothian
Nationality
Scottish people
Date of deathNovember 15, 1959
Place of death
Edinburgh
Education
University of Manchester
University of Cambridge
Known for
Cloud chamber

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Scientist

academic advisor
doctoral student
Field of study
Physics

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1927/wilson-bio.html