charles thomson rees wilson

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Definition of charles thomson rees wilson in English English dictionary

born Feb. 14, 1869, Glencorse, Midlothian, Scot. died Nov. 15, 1959, Carlops, Peeblesshire Scottish physicist. His invention of the Wilson cloud chamber, a device that became widely used in the study of radioactivity, X rays, cosmic rays, and other particle phenomena, also led to the later development of the bubble chamber. He shared the 1927 Nobel Prize for Physics with Arthur Compton

Hyphenation

Charles Thom·son rees Wil·son

Turkish pronunciation

çärlz tämsın riz wîlsın

Pronunciation

/ˈʧärlz ˈtämsən ˈrēz ˈwəlsən/ /ˈʧɑːrlz ˈtɑːmsən ˈriːz ˈwɪlsən/