Thomson
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(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)
(2)   English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
(3)   United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
(4)   United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
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  1. A British surname, variant of Thompson, originally meaning son of Thomas. Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.
 
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