C. T. R. Wilson

C. T. R. Wilson
FRS
C. T. R. Wilson FRS
	Wilson in 1927
Born	Charles Thomson Rees Wilson; 14 February 1869; Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	15 November 1959 (aged 90); Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Alma mater	Owens College (BSc, 1887); Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge;
Known for	Inventing the ; cloud chamber (1911)
Spouse	Jessie Fraser (m. 1908)
Children	4
Awards	FRS (1900); Hughes Medal (1911); Royal Medal (1922); Howard N. Potts Medal (1925); Nobel Prize in Physics (1927); Franklin Medal (1929); Duddell Medal and ; Prize (1931); Copley Medal (1935);
	Scientific career
Fields	Meteorology; particle physics;
Institutions	University of Cambridge ; (from 1900)
Academic advisors	J. J. Thomson
Notable students	Philip Dee; C. F. Powell;
6th Jacksonian Professor of ; Natural Philosophy
	In office; 1925–1934
Preceded by	James Dewar
Succeeded by	Edward Appleton

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (14 February 1869 – 15 November 1959) was a Scottish meteorologist and particle physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.

C. T. R. Wilson FRS
Wilson in 1927
Born	Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869-02-14)14 February 1869 Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	15 November 1959(1959-11-15) (aged 90) Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Alma mater	Owens College (BSc, 1887) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Known for	Inventing the cloud chamber (1911)
Spouse	Jessie Fraser (m. 1908)
Children	4
Awards	FRS (1900) Hughes Medal (1911) Royal Medal (1922) Howard N. Potts Medal (1925) Nobel Prize in Physics (1927) Franklin Medal (1929) Duddell Medal and Prize (1931) Copley Medal (1935)
Scientific career
Fields	Meteorology particle physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge (from 1900)
Academic advisors	J. J. Thomson
Notable students	Philip Dee C. F. Powell

6th Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy
In office 1925–1934
Preceded by	James Dewar
Succeeded by	Edward Appleton