William Crookes
British chemist and physicist
Sir William Crookes OM FRS was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, now part of Imperial College London, and worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube which was... Wikipedia
Born: June 17, 1832, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 4, 1919 (age 86 years), London, United Kingdom
Discovered: Thallium
Awards: Royal Medal (1875), Davy Medal (1888), Albert Medal (1899), and more
Children: Joseph Crookes, Henry Crookes, John Crookes, and more
Parents: Mary Scott Lewis Rutherford Johnson and Joseph Crookes
Spouse: Ellen Humphrey (m. 1856–1917)