J.J. Thomson

by: Ann Johnson

The Main Idea

J. J. Thomson was an English physicist who used cathode rays to discover electrons. He also developed the mass spectrometer.

Biography

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Electron Discovery

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Isotopes and Mass Spectrometry

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