# C. T. R. Wilson

_Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959)_

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> Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 February 1869 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Glencorse ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P19))
- **Died:** 15 November 1959 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P570))
- **Place of death:** Carlops ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; meteorologist; university teacher; chemist; scholar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P106))
- **Education:** University of Manchester; University of Cambridge; Sidney Sussex College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P69))
- **Spouse:** Jessie Fraser ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P26))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the Royal Society; Copley Medal; Royal Medal; Nobel Prize in Physics; Howard N. Potts Medal; Hughes Medal; Franklin Medal; Companion of Honour; Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize; Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900#P166))

## Questions

**When was C. T. R. Wilson born?**  
C. T. R. Wilson was born on 14 February 1869 in Glencorse.

**Where did C. T. R. Wilson study?**  
C. T. R. Wilson was educated at University of Manchester, University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): C. T. R. Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._T._R._Wilson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q162900](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162900) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: CTR Wilson.jpg by The American Institute of Physics credits the photo \[1\] to AB Lagrelius & Westphal , which is the Swedish company used by the Nobel Foundation for most photos of its book series Les Prix Nobel . (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CTR_Wilson.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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