thomson

Noun thomson has 4 senses

• thomson(n = noun.person) virgil garnett thomson, virgil thomson - United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989); Array
is a kind of composer

• thomson(n = noun.person) elihu thomson - United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937); Array
is a kind of electrical engineer

• thomson(n = noun.person) george paget thomson, sir george paget thomson - English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975); Array
is a kind of physicist

• thomson(n = noun.person) joseph john thomson, sir joseph john thomson - English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940); Array
is a kind of physicist