J. J. Thomson

Summary

J. J. Thomson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Cheetham Hill^[2]. He passed away in Cambridge^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,543 views/month, #6,590 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• J. J. Thomson was born in Cheetham Hill^[2].
• J. J. Thomson's place of birth was Manchester^[8].
• J. J. Thomson died in Cambridge^[3].
• J. J. Thomson is buried at Westminster Abbey^[9].
• J. J. Thomson's father was Joseph James Thomson^[10].
• J. J. Thomson's mother was Emma Swindells^[11].
• J. J. Thomson was married to Rose Thomson^[12].
• A child of J. J. Thomson was George Paget Thomson^[13].
• A child of J. J. Thomson was Joan Paget Thomson^[14].
• J. J. Thomson held citizenship in United Kingdom^[15].
• J. J. Thomson worked as a physicist^[4].
• J. J. Thomson's professions included mathematician^[5].
• J. J. Thomson's professions included university teacher^[6].
• J. J. Thomson's field of work was physics^[16].
• J. J. Thomson's field of work was experimental physics^[17].
• J. J. Thomson's field of work was electron^[18].
• J. J. Thomson's field of work was electrical conductance^[19].
• J. J. Thomson held the position of President of the Royal Geographical Society^[20].
• J. J. Thomson held the position of President of the Royal Society^[21].
• Among J. J. Thomson's employers was University of Cambridge^[22].
• J. J. Thomson's education included a stint at University of Manchester^[23].
• J. J. Thomson's education included a stint at Trinity College^[24].
• J. J. Thomson was educated at Victoria University of Manchester^[25].
• J. J. Thomson's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[26].
• J. J. Thomson's doctoral advisor was John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1856-12-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1940-08-30^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2161d956-1acd-4951-b799-e8a4a54c04cb^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Cheetham Hill^[2], a neighborhood^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and Manchester^[8], a city^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1301^[37]. J. J. Thomson's father was Joseph James Thomson^[10]. His mother was Emma Swindells^[11].

Education

Educated at University of Manchester^[23], a university^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1824^[40], headquartered in Manchester^[41]; Trinity College^[24], a college of the University of Cambridge^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1546^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45]; Victoria University of Manchester^[25], a university^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1851^[48], headquartered in Manchester^[49]; and University of Cambridge^[26], a collegiate university^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1209^[52], headquartered in Cambridge^[53]. J. J. Thomson's doctoral advisor was John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include physics^[16], a branch of science^[54]; experimental physics^[17], an academic discipline^[55]; electron^[18], a type of quantum particle^[56]; and electrical conductance^[19], a property^[57]. Among J. J. Thomson's employers was University of Cambridge^[22]. Positions held include President of the Royal Geographical Society^[20] and President of the Royal Society^[21], a position^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1662^[60]. Doctoral students include Ernest Rutherford^[61], Theodore Lyman^[62], John Sealy Townsend^[63], Władysław Natanson^[64], Paul Langevin^[65], and Owen Willans Richardson^[66].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Physics^[67], a physics award^[68], in Sweden^[69], founded in 1901^[70]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[71], a fellowship award^[72], in United Kingdom^[73]; Copley Medal^[74]; Royal Medal^[75]; Elliott Cresson Medal^[76]; and Hughes Medal^[77].

Personal Life

Among J. J. Thomson's spouses was Rose Thomson^[12]. Children include George Paget Thomson^[13], a physicist^[78], 1892–1975^[79], of United Kingdom^[80], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[81], specialised in physics^[82] and Joan Paget Thomson^[14], 1903–1987^[83]. His religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[84].

Death and Burial

J. J. Thomson died in Cambridge^[3]. He is buried at Westminster Abbey^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for J. J. Thomson include plum pudding model^[85], Thomson scattering^[86], Thomson problem^[87], Gibbs–Thomson equation^[88], Thomson^[89], and Mount J. J. Thomson^[90].

Why It Matters

J. J. Thomson ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,543 views/month, #6,590 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[91] He is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[92]

He is credited with the discovery of electron^[93], a type of quantum particle^[94] and electromagnetic waveguide^[95]. Entities named for him include plum pudding model^[85], Thomson scattering^[86], Thomson problem^[87], Gibbs–Thomson equation^[88], Thomson^[89], and Mount J. J. Thomson^[90].

His notable doctoral advisees include Niels Bohr^[96], Ernest Rutherford^[97], Paul Langevin^[98], William Lawrence Bragg^[99], George Paget Thomson^[100], and Geoffrey Ingram Taylor^[101].

FAQs

Where was J. J. Thomson born?

Born in Cheetham Hill^[2], J. J. Thomson…

Where did J. J. Thomson die?

J. J. Thomson died in Cambridge^[3].

Who were J. J. Thomson's parents?

J. J. Thomson's father was Joseph James Thomson^[10]. J. J. Thomson's mother was Emma Swindells^[11].

Who was J. J. Thomson married to?

J. J. Thomson's spouses include Rose Thomson^[12].

What did J. J. Thomson do for work?

J. J. Thomson worked as physicist^[4], mathematician^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did J. J. Thomson go to school?

J. J. Thomson was educated at University of Manchester^[23], Trinity College^[24], Victoria University of Manchester^[25], and University of Cambridge^[26].

What awards did J. J. Thomson receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physics^[67], Fellow of the Royal Society^[71], Copley Medal^[74], and Royal Medal^[75].

What did J. J. Thomson discover?

J. J. Thomson is credited as discoverer of electron^[93] and electromagnetic waveguide^[95].