Definition of Joseph John Thomson

1. Noun. English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940).

Exact synonyms: Sir Joseph John Thomson, Thomson
Generic synonyms: Physicist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Joseph John Thomson

Joseph Campbell
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Deems Taylor
Joseph Eggleston Johnston
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Joseph Francis Keaton
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Heller
Joseph Henry
Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc
Joseph Hooker
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
Joseph Joachim
Joseph John Thomson (current term)
Joseph Lincoln Steffens
Joseph Lister
Joseph Louis Barrow
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Joseph M. Jacquard
Joseph Mallord William Turner
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Joseph Priestley
Joseph Pulitzer
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Literary usage of Joseph John Thomson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Principles of Physics by Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute (1912)
"Sir Joseph John Thomson was born near Manchester, England, in 1856. He received his early training at Owens College, and acquired there some knowledge of ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and ...Encyclopedi (1910)
"_ Author of Life of Napoleon I. ; Napoleonic Studies; The Development of the European Nations; The Lift of Pitt; &c. SIR Joseph John Thomson, D.Sc., LL. ..."

3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... Napoleonic Studies ; The Development of ¡he European 1 ™ ' iuec* uug e * Nations, The Life of Pitt; Ac. I SIR Joseph John Thomson, D.Sc., LL. ..."

4. Year-book of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"Professor Joseph John Thomson, FES The Hughes Medal is awarded to _ Prof. Joseph John Thomson in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of ..."

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