Thomson (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Thomson has several meanings:
- Thomson SA, formerly known as Thomson Multimedia, a French electronics manufacturer and media services provider.
- The Thomson Corporation, a large worldwide US-based publisher of books, educational materials, and legal, scientific, and health information.
- Thomson Holidays is a UK travel operator, part of the TUI Group
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People named Thomson
Several notable people have borne the name Thomson, including:
- David Thomson, anglo-american writer and film critic.
- Earl Thomson (1895-1971), Canadian Olympic athlete.
- Elihu Thomson (1853-1937), English engineer, founder of what became the French firm Thomson SA.
- George Paget Thomson (1892-1975), English physicist who worked on the wave nature of the electron.
- J.J. Thomson (1856–1940), English physicist who discovered the electron.
- Robert Thomson (1822-1873), Scottish inventor.
- Robert Thomson, Australian journalist.
- Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894-1976), Canadian newspaper and media entrepreneur, linked to The Thomson Corporation.
- Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian artist.
- Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), American composer.
- William Thomson (1819-1890), former Archbishop of York.
- William Thomson (1824-1907), 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish physicist.
