J. J. Thomson By Kgarris Dec 18, 1856 J. J. Thomson was born Mar 21, 1884 Became a professor of physics Jan 22, 1890 Married Rose Paget May 3, 1892 Had a son; George Thomson Feb 17, 1895 Began investigations Aug 22, 1897 Created the plum pudding model Nov 17, 1906 Recieved Nobel Prize for discovery of the electron Aug 30, 1940 J. J. Thomson died