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Sir Joseph John Thomson

Definition: Sir Joseph John Thomson

Sir Joseph John Thomson

Noun

1. English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Sir Joseph John Thomson

Synonyms: Joseph John Thomson (n), Thomson (n). (additional references)

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Photo Album: Sir Joseph John Thomson

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Sir Joseph John Thomson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Sir Joseph John Thomson


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 69 72      4A 6F 73 65 70 68      4A 6F 68 6E      54 68 6F 6D 73 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01101001 01110010 00100000 01001010 01101111 01110011 01100101 01110000 01101000 00100000 01001010 01101111 01101000 01101110 00100000 01010100 01101000 01101111 01101101 01110011 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#105 &#114 &#32 &#74 &#111 &#115 &#101 &#112 &#104 &#32 &#74 &#111 &#104 &#110 &#32 &#84 &#104 &#111 &#109 &#115 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0069 0072      004A 006F 0073 0065 0070 0068      004A 006F 0068 006E      0054 0068 006F 006D 0073 006F 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5375842448185718274244817480254748179858180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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