Appropriately enough, one of Sir J, J. Thomson's earliest experiments was the repetition of a measurement which strongly supported Maxwell's electro-magnetic theory, namely, the determination of ...

Others thought the rays were streams of particles. J.J. Thomson decided to find out for sure. Thomson was a physics professor at Cambridge University in the UK. He placed cathode tubes in electric ...

The ashes of physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson lie in the nave of Westminster Abbey near the graves of Newton and Rutherford. The interment took place during his funeral service held on 4th September ...