The Saga of George Paget Thomson
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975
Leaderboard Rank
#375 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Sir George Paget Thomson (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals." His father, J.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Thomson, won the Nobel Prize in 1906 "for his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases".
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Thomson, won the Nobel Prize in 1906 "for his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases".
