Charles Sherrington vs J. J. Thomson
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and J. J. Thomson (1856–1940) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1857 to 1940.
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Charles Sherrington (1857–1952)
- — Born in Islington, London Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Professor of Physiology at Liverpool Verified
- — Coined the term 'synapse' Verified
- — Published 'The Integrative Action of the Nervous System' Verified
- — Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford Verified
- — President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified
J. J. Thomson (1856–1940)
- — Born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England Verified
- — Entered Owens College, Manchester, at age 14 Verified
- — Studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics Verified
- — Married Rose Elisabeth Paget Verified
- — Discovered the electron Verified
- — Proposed the 'plum pudding' model of the atom Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became Master of Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified