Thomson

5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Thomson
       n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
            (1896-1989) [syn: {Virgil Thomson}, {Virgil Garnett
            Thomson}]
       2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in
          1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn:


           {Elihu Thomson}]
       3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who
          co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals
          (1892-1975) [syn: {George Paget Thomson}, {Sir George
          Paget Thomson}]
       4: 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: {Joseph
          John Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John Thomson}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Thomson, GA (city, FIPS 76280)
    Location: 33.46610 N, 82.50000 W
    Population (1990): 6862 (2710 housing units)
    Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 30824
  Thomson, IL (village, FIPS 75172)
    Location: 41.95747 N, 90.10316 W
    Population (1990): 538 (224 housing units)
    Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61285
  Thomson, MN (city, FIPS 64750)
    Location: 46.66414 N, 92.38976 W
    Population (1990): 132 (55 housing units)
    Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
  Thomson, NY
    Zip code(s): 12834

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Thomson, GA
      Thomson
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Thomson, IL
      Thomson
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Thomson, MN
      Thomson