G. P. Thomson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/G._P._Thomson
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-05-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Joan_Paget_Thomson
gptkbp:deathDate 1975-09-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:J._J._Thomson
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Paget_Thomson
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Bakerian_Lecture
gptkb:Faraday_Medal
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. P. Thomson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:wave-particle_duality
electron diffraction
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Clinton_Davisson
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
1937
gptkbp:position Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Professor of Physics, Imperial College London
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Atom_and_the_Wave
gptkbp:signature G. P. Thomson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kathleen_Buchanan_Smith
gptkbp:studiedBy diffraction of electrons by crystals
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Imperial_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Aberdeen
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Diffraction_of_Cathode_Rays_by_Thin_Films
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