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English physicist and professor, Sir Joseph John Thomson, won the Noble Prize in 1906 for physics.

Joseph John Thomson

Sir Joseph John Thomson English physicist. Photo. Undated.

English Physicist Joseph John Thomson

Two elderly physicists and Nobel Laureates, Sir Joseph John Thomson , of England, and Lord Ernest Rutherford , of New Zealand, speaking together.

Physicists John Joseph Thomson and Ernest Rutherford

In 1896, Sir Joseph J Thomson began to experiment with cathode rays. In Britain, physicists argued that these rays were particles, but German...

Sir Joseph John Thomson, English physicist, c 1900s.

British engineer and physicist Joseph John Thomsonin in his laboratory. United Kingdom, 1900s

Joseph John Thomson in his laboratory

British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson , winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize for Physics. Original Publication: People Disc - HM0558

Joseph John Thomson

Le physicien anglais Joseph John Thomson en 1897

Joseph John Thomson en 1897

Portrait of Nobel prize-winning English physicist Joseph John Thomson , early 20th century.

Portrait Of Joseph John Thomson

Thomson, British physicist, 1896-1916. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics. In 1896 at Cambridge he...

Sir Joseph J Thomson with his apparatus. JJ Thomson was the son of bookseller who studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating,...

Sir Joseph J Thomson, English physist, late 19th century/early 20th century.

Sir Joseph John Thomson , the English physicist and discoverer of the electron receives a medal from Herbert Asquith.

Sir Joseph Thomson

Herbert Henry Asquith

Thomson , discoverer of the electron, photographed at his desk. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Thomson turned the Cavendish...

Joseph John Thomson, English physicist, c 1900.

Thomson discoverer of the electron, photographed writing at his desk. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Thomson turned the Cavendish...

Joseph John Thomson, English physicist, c 1920s.

The scientist and Nobel laureate, Joseph Thomson at his desk.

Medal for the Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1906. The design shows a relief profile of Alfred Nobel,...

Nobel Prize for Physics, 1906.

Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, Medal

Medal for the Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1906. The design shows the muses of nature and science and...

Nobel Prize for Physics, 1906.

Nobel Prize, Medal, Physics

This is one of the original vacuum tubes used by the Cambridge professor of physics John Joseph Thomson to discover the electron in 1897. Thomson's...

Thomsons cathode ray tube, 1897.

Cathode Ray Tube, Vacuum Tube

Cathode ray tubes were used in experiments designed by Sir Joseph John Thomson to measure the ratio of the electric charge carried by cathode rays in...

Cathode ray tube, 1968..

English physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson . Original Artist: By Elliott & Fry.

Joseph John Thomson , English physicist, Nobel laureate and discoverer of the electron.

Sir Joseph J Thomson was the son of bookseller who studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work at...

Sir Joseph J Thomson, c 1900s.

Thomson, British physicist, at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear...

JJ Thomson, British physicist, at work in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.

Laboratory, Electron, UK

Diagram of J. J. Thomson's apparatus for studying 'positive rays'. Large bulb with A) anode, C) cathode in front of the cylinder of soft iron with...

Diagram of J. J. Thomson's apparatus for studying 'positive rays'.

Sir Joseph J Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work at Cambridge University and in 1896 began...

Sir Joseph John Thomson, British physicist, 1900.

Thomson, British physicist, 1896-1916. Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics. In 1896 at Cambridge he...

JJ Thomson, British physicist, c1896-c1915.

Thomson British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken pre-1916.

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British physicist: discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken pre-1916.

London costermonger Joseph Carney sells fresh herring from his barrow in the street market between Seven Dials and Five Dials in London, 1877. From...

St Giles Market

Street, London - England

Engraving depicting J. J. Thomson's apparatus for studying 'positive' rays. J. J. Thomson an English physicist and Nobel Laureate. Dated 20th Century.

J. J. Thomson's apparatus for studying 'positive' rays.

Copy of the Thomas George Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, USA, awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1902. The design...

Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, 1902.

Copy of the Thomas George Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, USA. The medal was awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1902...

Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, 1902.

The Thomas George Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, USA. The medal was awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1902 �For the...

Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, 1902.

Thomas George Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, USA, awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1902. The design shows a muse...

Hodgkins Medal of the Smithsonian Institution, 1902.

The Royal Medal , awarded to British physicist Joseph John Thomson in 1894. The medal shows a relief profile of Queen Victoria and is signed W Wyon,...

Medal of the Royal Society, 1894.

Made by GP Thomson of Aberdeen, the son of JJ Thomson who identified the electron. Working in the same field, GP Thomson observed electron...

Electron diffraction camera, c 1927.

This apparatus was used to discover the electron. In 1896, in Cambridge, Joseph John Thomson began experiments on cathode rays. In Britain,...

J J Thomsons cathode ray tube with magnet coils, 1897.

Cathode Ray Tube, Electron

Detail. This apparatus was used to discover the electron. In 1896, in Cambridge, Joseph John Thomson began experiments on cathode rays. In Britain,...

J J Thomsons Cathode Ray Tube, 1897.

Stoney was an Irish mathematical physicist responsible for introducing the term 'electron'. Stoney's researches were on physical optics and...

George Johnstone Stoney, Irish mathematical physicist, c 1900.

Five framed photographs of Sir Joseph John Thomson . Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work...

J J Thomson with his son and daughter, c 1909.

One of a set of five framed photographs of Sir Joseph John Thomson . Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he...

J J Thomson with his son and daughter, c 1909.

Sir Joseph John Thomson studied sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating, he continued to work at Cambridge University and in 1896...

Sir Joseph John Thomson, English physicist.

Joseph John Thomson British physicist, discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken pre-1916.

Photograph showing J.J. Thomson

Joseph John Thomson British physicist, discoverer of Electron and pioneer of nuclear physics. From photograph taken c. 1922.

Photograph showing J.J. Thomson

Photograph showing J.J. Thomson.

Photograph showing J.J. Thomson

Portrait of J. J. Thomson an English physicist and Noble Prize laureate in Physics. Dated 20th Century.

Photograph of J. J. Thompson an English physicist and Noble Prize laureate in Physics. Dated 20th Century.

Photograph of J. J. Thompson an English physicist and Noble Prize laureate in Physics. Dated 20th Century.

Diagram of an experiment conducted by J. J. Thomson an English physicist and Noble Prize laureate in Physics. Dated 20th Century.

Diagram of an experiment conducted by J. J. Thomson.

Photograph of J. J. Thompson and other Cavendish Laboratory research students. Dated 19th Century.

J. J. Thomson and other Cavendish Laboratory research students.

Plaque on the wall of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

Street sign for Free School Lane in Cambridge, the site of the old Cavendish Laboratories where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

Plaque on the wall of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

Plaque on the wall of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge sign for the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry near the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in...

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge

General view of the old Cavendish Laboratories in Free School Lane, Cambridge where in 1897 Joseph John Thomson discovered the electron.

Old Cavendish Laboratories - University of Cambridge