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“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.}”

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Joseph John Thomson
Joseph John Thomson

Joseph John Thomson was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to atomic theory and the discovery of the electron. He proposed the 'plum pudding model' to describe atomic structure and discovered the electron, laying the foundation for modern physics. more

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