J. J. Thomson: Discoverer of the Electron Early Life and Education:Joseph John Thomson, commonly known as J. J. Thomson, was born on December 18, 1856, in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. Raised in a working-class family, Thomson displayed exceptional academic abilities from an early age. He attended Owens College (now the University of Manchester) and later… Continue reading Biography of Famous Physicists J. J. Thomson