Definitions of Thomson
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
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Virgil Garnett Thomson, Virgil Thomson-
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composersomeone who composes music as a profession
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composer
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
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George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson-
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physicista scientist trained in physics
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physicist
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
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Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson-
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physicista scientist trained in physics
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physicist
United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
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synonyms:
Elihu Thomson-
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electrical engineera person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
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electrical engineer
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