Thomson

Thomson
    n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein
         (1896-1989) [syn: {Thomson}, {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:
       {Thomson}, {Elihu Thomson}]
    3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-
       discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
       (1892-1975) [syn: {Thomson}, {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: {Thomson},
       {Joseph John Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John Thomson}]
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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