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George Paget Thomson

nobel prize for physics


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to George Paget Thomson
Full Name
of the recipient
George Paget Thomson
AwardNobel Prize in Physics
Year of Award1937
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withClinton Joseph Davisson (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award
for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
Affiliation
at the Time of Award
London University, London, United Kingdom
Place of BirthCambridge, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Birth3 May 1892
Age
at the time of Award
44 years
Place of DeathCambridge, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Death10 September 1975
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