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George Paget Thomson — Age & Birthday

Born: 3 May 1892 · Died: 10 September 1975 · Age at death: 83

How old was George Paget Thomson when he died?

George Paget Thomson died aged 83. He was born on 3 May 1892 and died on 10 September 1975.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the wave properties of electrons

Did you know?He was the son of J.J. Thomson, the scientist who discovered the electron as a particle.

Sir George Paget Thomson (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals." His father, J. J.

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Age at death: 83
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Years since death: 51

Born: May 3, 1892 · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Died: September 10, 1975
Nationality: British
Known for: Science

Family

Father: Joseph John Thomson
Mother: Rose Thomson
Spouse: Kathleen Buchanan Adam Smith
Children: John Thomson, Lieut. Com. David Paget Thomson, [Caroline] Rose Buchanan Thomson, [Lilian] Clare Thomson

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