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OCR: JOSEPH THOMSON (1856 1940) HB ENGLISH physicist Joseph Thomson made major breakthrough scientific understanding of the structure of the atom. proposing model that became known the Thomson atom His work provided practical proofof many of the new theories that were being put forward about atomic structure at the time Several years later, 1906 he recei ved Nobel Prize for physics for his research into the electrical conductivity of gases Thomson was a great teacher and an outstanding scientist Seven of his students and assistants also received Nobel Prizes for their work LFE ALSO STORY proof