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'Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society', 23, 1977, pp.529-556 (by P.B. Moon).
'Contemporary Physics', 17, no.1, 1976.
'The Times', 12 September 1975.
2 pp. account of Thomson's life and work, by O.R. Frisch, n.d. [1975].
Photocopy of a printed collection of messages and photographs assembled by Thomson's younger daughter, Rose Bell, in honour of his 80th birthday, contributors include many of Thomson's friends as well as members of his own family.

Dilapidated hard-cover notebook with part of front cover missing, bearing the legend 'Physics. Magnetism Electricity and Light as learnt by G.P. Thomson since the year 1'.

THMG/B/1
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1905-07

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Contains school exercises from 1905. Very few entries are dated, but they probably continue for about 2 years.

Folder labelled 'Deuton Bombardment Expt. Oct./34 - March/35'.

THMG/D/1
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Mar 34 - Mar 35

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Contains account of experiment and notes on results. A letter from M.L. Oliphant, 9 March 1934, re proton yield from the bombardment of heavy hydrogen with heavy hydrogen is tucked into the back of the folder.

Correspondence with C J B Cave re radio carbon dating and J Chadwick, including letter re cyclotron.

THMG/J/10
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1934-50

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Soft-cover notebook containing account by Thomson of 'Experiments made May-July 1910'

THMG/B/10
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Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

. Most of the book has been left blank.

Note by Thomson of the dates between which experiments were performed with various gases (hydrogen, oxygen, helium, argon),

THMG/C/10
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Jan 1925-Jun 1926

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Includes 2 letters from the British Photographic Research Association (F.C. Toy), July 1924, re calibrated wedges.

2 separate pages of ms. notes, made at different times, summarising activities relating to the work of the MAUD Committee

THMG/D/10
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[1939]-42

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

a) Activities 10 April 1940 (first meeting) to 29 September 1941.
b) 18 September 1941-8 June 1942 (also mentions purchase of uranium, 9 December [1939?]).

Duplicated typescript 'Note on the Torus Project', n.d., but with ms. annotation by Thomson 'Sent to Bunneman Feb. 27 1948'.

THMG/E/10
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Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

University of Aberdeen candidate's examination book, inscribed 'Laws of Motion'.

THMG/F/10
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[1922-30]

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Untitled broadcast on scientific truth

THMG/H/10
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May 1955

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Autobiography. 'Chap. XII. Activities and organisations'.

THMG/A/10
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Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Envelope of ms. narratives on 'Institute of Physics', 'Schools', 'Government Research', 'Committees', 'Clubs', 'Lectures', 'Books', 'Pugwash Conference', 'British Association'.

'The middle years'.

THMG/G/10
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1964

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

With a note Lecture no.2 delivered at London University' and sub-titledThe particle electron in power'
Ms. draft with many corrections and insertions.
Typescript draft with ms. corrections and insertions.

Recommendation of Bernard Lovell and Martin Ryle for Nobel Prize in Physics, 1969, with correspondence.

THMG/G/100
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1969

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

A.E.I./A.E.R.E. Joint Progress Meetings 32 - 34

THMG/E/100
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1961

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

32nd Meeting
Agenda, Minutes.

Meeting No.33, 12 June 1961.
Agenda, Minutes.

Meeting No.34, 12 October 1961.
Agenda, 8 pp. duplicated typescript re `A.E.I. Plasma Research Programme', Minutes.

Correspondence with E Rupp

THMG/J/100
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1928–35

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Concerns electron diffraction experiments. Includes correspondence with several others including O.W. Richardson, Lord Rutherford, L. Szilard and F. Simon.

Undated talks.

THMG/H/100
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20th cent

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

'The Emotional Basis of a State'
'Providence'
'Platitudes'

'Science and faith'

THMG/H/101
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December 1945

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Science and Faith', Talk at Aberdeen Faith and Reason'. Similar material, no date or place.

Correspondence with S Russ

THMG/J/101
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1934, 1948

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

A.E.I./A.E.R.E. Joint Progress Meetings 35 - 37

THMG/E/101
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15 March 1962

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Meeting No.35
Agenda, Minutes.

Meeting No.36, 10 July 1962.
Minutes.

Meeting No.37, 16 October 1962.
Agenda, Minutes.

Papers relating to James Clerk Maxwell

THMG/G/101
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1961

Part of Papers of Sir George Paget Thomson

Review of 'Progress of a genius', 2 Vol. edition of Maxwell's papers. n.d
14 pp. typescript talk on Maxwell, given at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Academy, August 1961.

Correspondence with Lord Rutherford