Abstract: This chapter contains sections titled: Two Problems with Identifying J.J. Thompson as the Discoverer, What is Discovery?, Contrasting Views of Discovery, Did Thompson Discover the Electron?, ...

Since electricity is the lifeblood of everything from computers to phones to microwaves, the electron turned out to be interesting to just about everybody.

Researchers from UBC, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins have identified topological electron crystals in ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the shape of an electron in solids, opening the door to advances in quantum materials.