J. J. Thomson

This article is about the Nobel laureate and physicist. For the moral philosopher, see Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Sir Joseph John Thomson OM PRS^[1](/ˈtɒmsən/; 18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was an English physicistand Nobel laureate in physics, credited with the discovery and identification of the electron; and with the discovery of the first subatomic particle.

Sir J. J. Thomson OM PRS
Born	Joseph John Thomson 18 December 1856 Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England
Died	30 August 1940 (aged 83) Cambridge, England
Nationality	English
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	Owens College (now the University of Manchester) Trinity College, Cambridge(BA)