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  2. Apr 11, 2024 · J.J. Thomson, English physicist who helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure by his discovery of the electron (1897). He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 and was knighted two years later. Learn more about his life, career, and legacy.

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  3. Sir Joseph John Thomson OM FRS [1] (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics, credited with the discovery of the electron, the first subatomic particle to be found.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · J.J. Thomson was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose research led to the discovery of electrons. Updated: May 26, 2021. Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images. (1856-1940) Who Was...

  5. J.J. Thomson's experiments with cathode ray tubes showed that all atoms contain tiny negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons. Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom had negatively-charged electrons embedded within a positively-charged "soup."

    • Discovery of the Electron – The first subatomic particle. In 1834, Michael Faraday coined the word ion to describe charged particles which were attracted to positively or negatively charged electrodes.
    • The Atom as a Plum Pudding. Based on his results, Thomson produced his famous (but incorrect) plum pudding model of the atom. He pictured the atom as a uniformly positively charged ‘pudding’ within which the plums (electrons) orbited.
    • Invention of the Mass Spectrometer. In discovering the electron, Thomson also moved towards the invention of an immensely important new tool for chemical analysis – the mass spectrometer.
    • Every Hydrogen Atom has only one Electron. In 1907, Thomson established using a variety of methods that every atom of hydrogen has only one electron.
  6. Nov 13, 2019 · On April 30, 1897, British physicist J.J. Thomson announced his discovery that atoms were made up of smaller components. This finding revolutionized the way scientists thought about the...

  7. Feb 2, 2020 · He was awarded the Adams Prize in 1884. Thomson discovered the natural radioactivity of potassium in 1905. In 1906, Thomson demonstrated a hydrogen atom had only a single electron. Thomson's father intended for J.J. to be an engineer, but the family did not have the funds to support the apprenticeship.

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