Background
Thomson, George Paget was born on May 3, 1892 in Cambridge, England. Son of Sir Joseph John and Rose Elizabeth (Paget) Thomson.
Thomson, George Paget was born on May 3, 1892 in Cambridge, England. Son of Sir Joseph John and Rose Elizabeth (Paget) Thomson.
Attended Perse School, Cambridge, Bachelor of Arts, Cantab (Trinity), 1913, Master of Arts, 1916, Doctor of Science, Lisbon, Cambridge, Sheffield. Trinity College, Dublin, Reading, U. Wales, Westmister (Fulton). Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Ursinus.
Fellow, instructor Corpus Christi, Cambridge, 1914, 1919-1922. Professor natural philosophy University of Aberdeen, 1922. Professor physics Imperial College, S. Kensington, 1930-1952.
Baker lecturer, Cornell, 1929-1930. Master Corpus Christi College (Cambridge), 1952-1962.
Fellow, instructor Corpus Christi, Cambridge, 1914, 1919-1922. Served with Infantry division France, 1914-1915, with R.A.F., 1915-1919 on aeronautical research, chairman (British) Committee on Atomic Energy, 1940-1941, scientific liaison officer, Ottawa, 1941-1942, deputy chairman radio board (British), 1942-1943, scientific adviser, Air Ministry, 1943-1944). Fellow Royal Society.
Member British Association Advancement of Science (president 1960). Member American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Church of England.
Club: Athenaeum (London).
Married Kathleen Buchanan Smith, September 18, 1924 (died). Children: John Adam, Lilian Clare, David Paget, Caroline Rose Buchanan.