J. J. Thomson vs Rabindranath Tagore
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Compare the life timelines of J. J. Thomson (1856–1940) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1861 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
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)
- — Born in Calcutta, British India Verified
- — Founded an experimental school at Santiniketan
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Renounced his knighthood in protest at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre Verified
- — Died in Calcutta, British India Verified