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American Institute of Physics: Discovery of the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to read about the "Experiments by J.J. Thomson in 1897 [which] led to the discovery of a fundamental building block of matter." This exhibit is organized into several sections, including: "Mysterious Rays" and "1897...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: J. J. Thomson Nobel Lecture: Carriers of Negative Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can download and read Joseph John Thomson's Nobel Lecture, "Carriers of Negative Electricity" (in pdf format).
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Wolfram Science World: Sir Joseph John Thomson (1856 1940)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of the english physicist J.J. Thomson.
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Sir Joseph John Thomson

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered who discovered the electron? The answer is Nobel Prize winning physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson.