Title

JJ Thomson, British physicist, c1896-c1915. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

JJ Thomson, British physicist, 1896-1916. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics. In 1896 at Cambridge he began experiments on cathode rays, demonstrating that they were in fact particles with a negative charge and were much smaller than an atom. These particles were later renamed electrons. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 and was knighted in 1908. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1896

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D14_083

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 8,9in x 13,1in / 2673 x 3918 (300dpi)

Keywords

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