English noun: Thomson | |||
1. | Thomson (person) United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) | ||
Synonyms | Virgil Garnett Thomson, Virgil Thomson | ||
Instance hypernym | composer | ||
2. | Thomson (person) United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) | ||
Synonyms | Elihu Thomson | ||
Instance hypernym | electrical engineer | ||
3. | Thomson (person) English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) | ||
Synonyms | George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||
4. | Thomson (person) English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) | ||
Synonyms | Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||