J. J. Thomson vs Leon Trotsky
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Compare the life timelines of J. J. Thomson (1856–1940) and Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1879 to 1940.
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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
Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
- — Born in Yanovka, Ukraine Verified
- — First arrest and exile to Siberia Verified
- — Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet Verified
- — Key leader of the October Revolution Verified
- — Founded and led the Red Army Verified
- — Expelled from the Communist Party Verified
- — Deported from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in exile in Mexico Verified
- — Assassinated in Coyoacán, Mexico Verified