Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

CH FRS
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson; CH FRS
	Wilson in 1927
Born	14 February 1869; Glencorse, Scotland
Died	15 November 1959 (aged 90); Carlops, Scotland
Alma mater	Owens College; Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge;
Known for	Cloud chamber; Atmospheric electricity;
Awards	Royal Medal (1922); Howard N. Potts Medal (1925); FRS (1900); Nobel Prize in Physics (1927); Franklin Medal (1929); Duddell Medal and Prize (1931);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	J. J. Thomson
Doctoral students	Cecil Frank Powell; Philip Dee;

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, CH, FRS (14 February 1869 – 15 November 1959) was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.

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