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jan 1, 1897 - J.J. Thomson

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J.J. Thomson discovered the electron. He did this by using a negatively-charged cathode-ray tube. He concluded from the experiment that there was a particle smaller than the atom that had a negative charge.

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jan 1, 1897
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~ 129 years ago

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