United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
"Thomson composed several works based on Gertrude Stein's texts during their collaboration in the mid-twentieth century."
United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
"Thomson partnered with Thomas Edison to form their electrical engineering firm in 1892."
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
"The thomson played a pivotal role in early electron microscopy research during his time at Cambridge University."
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
"Thomson was an English physicist who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass."
A British surname, from given names.
"The Thompson family tree traces its roots back to a common ancestor named Thomson."
Thomson is a patronymic surname originally meaning "son of Thomas," which itself derives from the Aramaic word teoma for "twin." The name also arose as an anglicized version of the Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais, with many bearers adopting this spelling after the Battle of Culloden.