dec 18, 1856 - J.J. Thomson
Description:
When did they live?Sir Joseph John Thomson was born on December 18th, 1856.
Where did they live?
Thomson was the son of a bookseller in the suburb of Manchester (Cheetham Hill).
What new information did they contribute to the understanding of the atom?
J.J. Thomson helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure by his discovery of the electron (originally called corpuscles).
How did they find this new information?
J.J. Thompson discovered the electron using the cathode ray tube experiment. He found that many different metals release cathode rays, and that cathode rays were made of electrons
Interesting facts
He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 and was knighted in 1908.
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Date:
dec 18, 1856
Now
~ 168 years ago