Definition of Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees in English:
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees
proper nounˈwɪls(ə)nˈwilsən
(1869–1959), Scottish physicist. He is chiefly remembered for inventing the cloud chamber, which became a major tool of particle physicists. Nobel Prize for Physics (1927).
Definition of Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees in US English:
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees
proper nounˈwilsən
(1869–1959), Scottish physicist. After inventing the cloud chamber in 1895, he improved the design and by 1911 had a chamber in which the track of an ion could be made visible. This became a major tool of particle physicists. Nobel Prize for Physics (1927), shared with Arthur Compton.