Joseph John Thomson By Alex Munks His work

Joseph John Thomson By: Alex Munks His work was so great that it cannot be compassed in a few words. His death is one of the greatest losses ever to occur to British science. Describing Ernest Rutherford upon his death at age 66. Thomson, then 80 years old, was once his teacher. — Sir J. J. Thomson

The Young Life of J. J Thomson � Born- December, 1856 in Cheetham Hill, (a suburb of Manchester, UK) � Thomson showed an interest in science from a very young age and when he was fourteen his parents encouraged him to become an engineer. � When he was sixteen, Thomson's father died. His family was no longer able to afford his dream of becoming something that he wanted, so after trying to be an engineer Thomson began to study physics and mathematics. � His mother came from a local textile family. His father ran an antiquarian bookshop founded by a great-grandfather from Scotland � He did not have any siblings

The Schooling and Education �He became a member of the Owens College, Manchester, in 1870, and in 1876 entered Trinity College, Cambridge. �He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1880, when he was Second Wrangler and Second Smith's Prizeman, and he remained a member of the College for the rest of his life, becoming Lecturer in 1883 and Master in 1918. �He was Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge

What is J. J Thomson Famous For? �He is famous for his discovery of electron. �Electron is subatomic particle. �At the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, Thomson was experimenting with currents of electricity inside empty glass tubes.

Thomson's Impact on the World �The electrons/electronics impacted on the world because if he didn’t discover this then we wouldn’t have any electronics! �For the people who like Xbox for example, if it wasn’t for J. J Thomson, we wouldn’t have that right now!

J. J Thomson's Birthplace Cheetham Hill, England

TIMELINE December 18, 1856 - Born Showed interest in science at a young age He went to college and won The Nobel Prize When he was about 16 his father died J. J Thomson died on August 30, 1940

3 Interesting Facts �He was mentally ill at age 2 and still managed to discover and make the plum pudding model. �J. J Thomson married Rose Paget and had two kids, Joan Paget Thomson, and George Paget Thomson. �J. J Thomson was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to Isaac Newton.

Question Time! �When was J. J Thomson born? December, 1856 �What did he study? Electrons/Electronics(physics and mathematics) �How many kid(s) did he and his wife have? 2 kids-Joan Paget Thomson, and George Paget Thomson.

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