Charles Thomson Rees Wilson CH (February 14, 1869 – November 15, 1959) was a Scottish physicist. Image File history File links Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... ...

He was born in the parish of Glencorse, Midlothian to a farmer, John Wilson, and his mother Annie Clerk Harper. After his father died in 1873, his family moved to Manchester. He was educated at Owen's College, studying biology with the intent to become a physician. He then went to Cambridge University where he became interested in physics and chemistry. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester in North West England. ... The University of Manchester is a large university located in Manchester, England. ... Biology (from Greek Βìο meaning life and Λoγος meaning the study of, see below) is the study of life. ... The Doctor by Samuel Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, one type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Physics (from the Greek, (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and understanding of the fundamental laws which govern matter, energy, space, and time. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia[1] meaning alchemy) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms, such as molecules, crystals, and metals. ...

He thereafter became particularly interested in meteorology, and in 1893 he began to study clouds and their properties. He worked for some time at the observatory on Ben Nevis, where he made observations of cloud formation. He then tried to reproduce this effect on a smaller scale in the laboratory in Cambridge, expanding humid air within a sealed container. He later experimented with the creation of cloud trails in his chamber caused by ions and radiation. For the invention of the cloud chamber he received the Nobel Prize in 1927. Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... MolÄ—tai Astronomical Observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ... Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom. ... Michael Faraday, 19th century physicist and chemist, in his lab. ... Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. ... An ion is an atom or group of atoms that normally are electrically neutral and achieve their status as an ion by loss or addition of one or more electrons. ... Radiation in physics is the process of emitting energy in the form of waves or particles. ... Discovery of the positron in 1932 by Carl D. Anderson in a cloud chamber The cloud chamber, also known as the Wilson chamber, is used for detecting particles of ionizing radiation. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He married Jessie Fraser in 1908, the daughter of a minister from Glasgow, and the couple had four children. He died near Edinburgh, surrounded by his family. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...

The Wilson crater on the Moon is co-named for him, Alexander Wilson and Ralph Elmer Wilson. Wilson is a lunar crater that lies in the southern part of the Moons near side, to the southwest of the large Clavius walled plain. ... Adjective lunar Bulk silicate composition (estimated wt%) SiO2 44. ... Alexander Wilson (1714 - October 18, 1786) was born in St. ... Ralph Elmer Wilson (April 14, 1886 – March 25, 1960) was an American astronomer. ...

References

• Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Isaac Asimov, 2nd ed., Doubleday & C., Inc., ISBN 0-385-17771-2.

External link

• Charles Thomson Rees Wilsons biography