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

Born- December, 18, 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

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 He was Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge

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.

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!

Cheetham Hill, England

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

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.

When was J.J Thomson born? December, 18, 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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