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Joseph John Thomson Physics Timeline
This static page gathers the Physics records in the database for Joseph John Thomson.
Joseph John Thomson in the Physics archive
This static timeline brings together 9 physics records for Joseph John Thomson, spanning 1856–1913. The records connect the physicist with events including Birth of Joseph John Thomson, Cathode-Ray Charge-to-Mass Ratio, Cathode-Ray Corpuscles, Discovery of Electrons, Electron Atomic Model, Nobel Prize for Gas Conduction.
Locations and countries represented in this timeline include Great Britain. Use the chronological table below to follow the sequence of research, discoveries, appointments and related events.
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Physics records
| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | Joseph John Thomson | Birth of Joseph John Thomson | Great Britain | Birth of Joseph John Thomson |
| 1897 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Cathode-Ray Charge-to-Mass Ratio | Cambridge, Great Britain | Measures the charge-to-mass ratio of cathode-ray particles and shows they are far lighter than atoms. |
| 1897 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Cathode-Ray Corpuscles | Cambridge, Great Britain | Argues that cathode rays consist of universal negatively charged corpuscles, later called electrons. |
| 1897 | Joseph John Thomson | Discovery of Electrons | Great Britain | Discovers the electron |
| 1904 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Electron Atomic Model | Cambridge, Great Britain | Proposes an atomic model containing negatively charged electrons embedded within diffuse positive charge. |
| December 1906 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Nobel Prize for Gas Conduction | Stockholm, Great Britain | Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for investigations of electrical conduction through gases. |
| 1906 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Nobel Prize | Stockholm, Great Britain | Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical and experimental investigations of electrical conduction through gases, work closely associated with the identification of the electron. |
| 1913 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Neon Isotopes | Cambridge, Great Britain | Finds evidence that neon atoms occur with different masses. |
| 1913 | Joseph John Thomson Physicist | Positive-Ray Mass Analysis | Cambridge, Great Britain | Uses positive rays to reveal the element's isotopic composition. |
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