print email comment close The Discovery of the Electron URL: http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ Description: A clear, easy-to-understand history of Thomson's work. Included are descriptions of the experiments from 1897 that explored theories of this particle and the subsequent hypotheses. There are related links, suggested readings, and a brief biography. From the American Institute of Physics at Princeton. Author: Weart, Spencer Publisher: American Institute of Physics Extra Keywords notablephysicists Library of Congress Subject Headings: Electrons People Physicists Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), Sir, 1856-1940 LII Database Information: Record 15412 created by Dana Lubow on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 10/01/2004 Published: 10/16/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15412