1. (

• Thomson ,
• Virgil_Thomson ,
• Virgil_Garnett_Thomson

) United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) ;

2. (

• Thomson ,
• Elihu_Thomson

) United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) ;

3. (

• Thomson ,
• George_Paget_Thomson ,
• Sir_George_Paget_Thomson

) English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) ;

4. (

• Thomson ,
• Joseph_John_Thomson ,
• Sir_Joseph_John_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) ;