Today In History (April 30 1897)

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Today In History (April 30 1897)

Post by AustrianPainter » Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:59 am

TODAY IN HISTORY
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1897: J J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton, at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.

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