Joseph John Thomson
# Joseph John Thomson

Joseph John Thomson, mais conhecido como J. J. Thomson, OM, PRS (18 de dezembro de 1856 — 30 de agosto de 1940) foi um físico britânico vencedor do Nobel de Física, creditado com a descoberta e identificação do elétron, a primeira partícula subatômica a ser descrita.
       - I have described at some length the application of Positive Rays to chemical analysis; one of the main reasons for writing this book was the hope that it might induce others, and especially chemists, to try this method of analysis. I feel sure that there are many problems in chemistry, which could be solved with far greater ease by this than any other method. The method is surprisingly sensitive — more so than even that of spectrum analysis, requires an infinitesimal amount of material, and does not require this to be specially purified; the technique is not difficult if appliances for producing high vacua are available.
          - Rays of Positive Electricity and Their Application to Chemical Analyses, Joseph John Thomson · University Press, 1913