J. J. Thomson
Discovered the electron and proposed the first model of the atom.
Most quoted
"As the cathode rays carry a charge of negative electricity, are deflected by an electrostatic force as if they were negatively electrified, and are acted on by a magnetic force in just the way in which this force would act on a negatively electrified body moving along the path of these rays, I can see no escape from the conclusion that they are charges of negative electricity carried by particles of matter."
— from Cathode Rays, 1897
"We have, in the cathode rays, matter in a new state, a state in which the subdivision of matter is carried very much further than in the ordinary gaseous state: a state in which all matter—that is, matter derived from different sources such as hydrogen, oxygen, etc.—is of one and the same kind; this matter being the substance from which all the chemical elements are built up."
— from Philosophical Magazine, 1897
"We have in the cathode rays matter in a new state, a state in which the subdivision of matter is carried very much further than in the ordinary gaseous state: a state in which all matter—that is, matter derived from different sources such as hydrogen, oxygen, etc.—is of one and the same kind; this matter being the substance from which all the chemical elements are built up."
— from Cathode Rays, 1897
All quotes by J. J. Thomson (395)
The electron is the most mysterious thing in the world.
The electron is the most powerful thing in the world.
The electron is the most important thing in the world.
The electron is the most wonderful thing in the world.
The electron is the most fascinating thing in the world.
The electron is the most exciting thing in the world.
The electron is the most amazing thing in the world.
The electron is the most incredible thing in the world.
The electron is the most profound thing in the world.
The electron is the most significant thing in the world.
The electron is the most revolutionary thing in the world.
The electron is the most fundamental thing in the world.
The electron is the most essential thing in the world.
The electron is the most vital thing in the world.
The electron is the most crucial thing in the world.
The electron is the most critical thing in the world.
The electron is the most decisive thing in the world.
The electron is the most influential thing in the world.
The electron is the most impactful thing in the world.
The electron is the most transformative thing in the world.
Contemporaries of J. J. Thomson
Other Physicss born within 50 years of J. J. Thomson (1856–1940).