Sir George Thomson | |
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Born | Cambridge, England | 3 May 1892
Died | 10 September 1975 Cambridge, England | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Electron diffraction |
Spouse | Kathleen Buchanan Smith |
Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
Awards | Howard N. Potts Medal (1932) Nobel Prize in Physics (1937) Hughes Medal (1939) Royal Medal (1949) Faraday Medal (1960) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | |
Academic advisors | J. J. Thomson |
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS[1] (/ˈtɒmsən/; 3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was a British physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognized for his discovery of the wave properties of the electron by electron diffraction.[2][3]