• DocumentCode
    1282137
  • Title

    Thomson´s corpuscles [historical biography]

  • Author

    Coulson, Andy

  • Author_Institution
    Pace Micro Technol. plc, Shipley, UK
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9/18/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    186
  • Lastpage
    188
  • Abstract
    It is 100 years since the electron was discovered by J.J. Thomson. In this paper, the author reviews the life and work of a man who transformed the view of the fundamental constituents of matter, laying the foundations for modern electronics
  • Keywords
    biographies; history; physics; J.J. Thomson; electron; fundamental matter constituents; historical biography; modern electronics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IEE Review
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0953-5683
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ir:19970501
  • Filename
    629683