[syn: Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Thomson
n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
(1896-1989) [syn: Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil
Garnett Thomson]
2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in
1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn:
Thomson, Elihu Thomson]
3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-
discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
(1892-1975) [syn: Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir
George Paget Thomson]
4: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of
electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and
determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: Thomson,
Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Thomson, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 6828
Housing Units (2000): 2895
Land area (2000): 3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76280
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.467346 N, 82.499450 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30824
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Headwords:
Thomson, GA
Thomson
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Thomson, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 559
Housing Units (2000): 244
Land area (2000): 2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75172
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.960168 N, 90.103152 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61285
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thomson, IL
Thomson
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Thomson, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 153
Housing Units (2000): 67
Land area (2000): 1.881669 sq. miles (4.873501 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.339828 sq. miles (0.880150 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.221497 sq. miles (5.753651 sq. km)
FIPS code: 64750
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.665235 N, 92.395516 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thomson, MN
Thomson