Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940
J. J. Thomson papers.
Correspondence (over 4,000 items) and papers, including ca. 400 laboratory notebooks, manuscripts of his published works and working papers.
Physicist (cathode rays, atomic structure, electrons) and administrator. On the faculty at University of Cambridge (1884-1940): director, Cavendish Laboratory (1884-1918), physics faculty (1894-1919), and master of Trinity College (1918-1940); and on the natural philosophy faculty at the Royal Institution of Great Britain (1905-1918).
Atomic structure.
Cathode rays -- Research.
Electrons
Solid state physics
Manuscripts for publication. aat
Notebooks. aat
Physicists. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
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