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The electron's 100th anniversary

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Joseph Thompson's announcement. A report on the centenary of the discovery of the electron, announced to the Royal Institution in 1897, and what the discovery of the sub atomic particle meant. Presenter: Martin Redfern.

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