Thomson : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Thomson	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Thomson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thomson n United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) Synonym(s): Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) Synonym(s): Thomson, Elihu Thomson English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co- discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) Synonym(s): Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) Synonym(s): Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Thomson, GA (city, FIPS 76280) Location: 33.46610 N, 82.50000 W Population (1990): 6862 (2710 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30824 Thomson, IL (village, FIPS 75172) Location: 41.95747 N, 90.10316 W Population (1990): 538 (224 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61285 Thomson, MN (city, FIPS 64750) Location: 46.66414 N, 92.38976 W Population (1990): 132 (55 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Thomson, NY Zip code(s): 12834