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jan 1, 1897 - Thomson Adds Electrons

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The next major advance in the history of the atom was the discovery of electrons. These were the first subatomic particles to be identified. They were discovered in 1897 by a British physicist named J. J. Thomson.

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jan 1, 1897
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~ 128 years ago