Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson
(noun) English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson
(noun) English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
Thomson, Elihu Thomson
(noun) United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson
(noun) United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
