George Paget Thomson Scientist

Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (/ˈtɒmsən/; 3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of the electron by electron diffraction.

Personal facts

George Paget Thomson
Birth dateMay 03, 1892
Birth place
Cambridge , United Kingdom
Nationality
England
Date of deathSeptember 10, 1975
Place of death
Cambridge , United Kingdom
Education
Trinity College Cambridge
Known for
Electron diffraction

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Scientist

academic advisor
John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh
awards
Nobel Prize in Physics
Franklin Institute
doctoral student
Field of study
Physics

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External resources

  1. http://alsos.wlu.edu/qsearch.aspx?browse=people/Thomson,+George+P.
  2. http://ntmf.mf.wau.nl/quantum/pers.html#T
  3. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp64938