'Thomson' definitions:
Definition of 'Thomson'
From: WordNet
noun
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) [syn: Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson]
noun
United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn: Thomson, Elihu Thomson]
noun
English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co- discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) [syn: Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson]
noun
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson]
Thomson, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Thomson, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000) :
6828
Housing Units (2000) :
2895
Land area (2000) :
3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.953924 sq. miles (10.240617 sq. km)
FIPS code :
76280
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.467346 N, 82.499450 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
30824
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Thomson, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Thomson, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
559
Housing Units (2000) :
244
Land area (2000) :
2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.207655 sq. miles (5.717799 sq. km)
FIPS code :
75172
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.960168 N, 90.103152 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61285
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Thomson, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Thomson, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
153
Housing Units (2000) :
67
Land area (2000) :
1.881669 sq. miles (4.873501 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.339828 sq. miles (0.880150 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.221497 sq. miles (5.753651 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64750
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
46.665235 N, 92.395516 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.