George Paget Thomson

Sir George Paget Thomson
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a British physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognized for his discovery of the wave properties of the electron by electron diffraction.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (shared ) (1937)
"for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals"
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Born
3 May 1892 Cambridge, England
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Died
10 September 1975 (aged 83) Cambridge, England
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Nationality
British
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Known for
Electron diffraction
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Fields
Physics
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Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Awards
Howard N. Potts Medal (1932) Nobel Prize in Physics (1937) Hughes Medal (1939) Royal Medal (1949) Faraday Medal (1960)
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Institutions
University of Aberdeen Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Imperial College London
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Spouse(s)
Kathleen Buchanan Smith
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Academic advisors
J. J. Thomson
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Britain
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Children
2 sons, 2 daughters
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era
1800+

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