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Joseph Thomson (14 February 1858 – 2 August 1895) was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa. Thomson's gazelle and Thomson's Falls , Nyahururu , are named after him.
Joseph or Joe Thomson is the name of: . J. J. Thomson (1856–1940), physicist; Joseph Thomson (cricketer) (1877-1953), Australian cricketer Joseph Thomson (explorer) (1858–1895), African explorer
Joseph John Thomson was born on 18 December 1856 in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England. His mother, Emma Swindells, came from a local textile family. His father, Joseph James Thomson, ran an antiquarian bookshop founded by Thomson's great-grandfather.
Thomson's Falls is a 74 metres (243 ft) waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Central Rift Valley Kenya, a few kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Range. It is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the town of Nyahururu , at 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) elevation.
The cathode ray tube by which J. J. Thomson demonstrated that cathode rays could be deflected by a magnetic field. The Thomson Medal and Prize is an award which has been made, originally only biennially in even-numbered years, since 2008 by the British Institute of Physics for "distinguished research in atomic (including quantum optics) or molecular physics".
Joseph McGeachy Thomson FRSE (6 May 1948 – 12 May 2018 [1]) was a Scottish lawyer and academic. He was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Scottish Law Commission .
Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1874–1943), medical officer in the United States Navy; Joseph H. Thompson (1871–1928), World War I Medal of Honor recipient, lawyer, state senator and college football player and head coach; Joseph Parrish Thompson (1819–1879), American abolitionist and Baptist minister; Joseph Whitaker Thompson (1861–1946 ...
Joseph Thompson (died 1719) was a pirate from Trinidad, Cuba, [1] and was active in the Caribbean. He is primarily known for a single incident involving grenades.