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J. J. Thomson
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J. J. Thomson

British physicist (1856-1940)

Sir Joseph John "J. J." Thomson was a British physicist whose study of cathode rays led to his discovery of the electron, a subatomic particle with a negative electric charge. In 1897, Thomson showed that cathode rays were composed of previously unknown negatively charged particles, which he calculated must have bodies much smaller than atoms and a very large charge-to-mass ratio.

J. J. Thomson was born on Thursday, 18. December 1856.
That was day 353 of the year 1856.

Past away on Freitag August 30, 1940

Age when dead:
83 Jahre 8 Monate 11 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Wednesday December 18, 1940

J. J. Thomson is already dead since:
85 Jahre 2 Monate 23 Tage

J. J. Thomson was alive for 30569 days.
J. J. Thomson is already dead for 31130 days.
Difference: 561 days (1,54 years).

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Did you know? J. J. Thomson is ...

Astrology

Zodiac

♐ Sagittarius

(November 23, 1856 - December 21, 1856)

Life Number

5

(Adventurous, avoids responsibility, sometimes unreliable)

Zodiac sign

Dragon

(November 23, 1856 - December 21, 1856)

Birthstone

Blue Topaz

(Communication, wisdom, calm)

Age in absolute numbers

Since J. J. Thomson was born...

2.641.244.008 Seconds
44.020.733 Minutes
733.678 Hours
30.569 Days
4.367 Weeks
2027 Months
83 Years
8.37 Decades
0.84 Centuries

On September 18, 2026 would be J. J. Thomson exactly 62000 days old.
On June 14, 2029 would be J. J. Thomson exactly 9000 weeks old.

By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 83 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

10.190 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 10.190 hours per day. At your age of 84 years, that equals approximately 10.190 days (27,90 years).

Eat & Drink

1.274 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 84 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.274 days eating. (3,49 years).

Toilet visits

637 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 637 days (1,74 years).

Wait

1.061 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 1.061 days (2,91 years).

Laugh

127 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 127 days (0,35 years).

Brush teeth

85 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 85 days (0,23 years).

Work

8.279 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 8.279 days (22,67 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 792.373.202 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 3.301.555.010 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 660.311.002 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 458.549 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 167 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 4.585 A person produces approximately 0.5–1.5 liters of sweat per day, depending on lifestyle. We'll take the average at 1 liter per day.
Fart gases produced (in Liters) 30.570 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 586 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.507 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 611.399.075.925.926 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 10.088 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 3.494 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 36.378 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 335 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

Always on the move

According to statistical averages, you have walked 110.052 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,75 orbits of the Earth...


... 10,08 moon orbits.


... and 5,16 Mars orbit on foot.



110.052 kilometers means:

4.185 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
819 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
573 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
153 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
6 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
3,93 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
108,53 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
9,57 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

3,71 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,37 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

During the lifetime of J. J. Thomson ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.119 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 347,50 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 136,04 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 83,69 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 44,50 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 7,06 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,84 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 1,00 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,51 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,34 times.

My special birthdays

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1866 Tuesday December 18, 1866 55
18. 1874 Friday December 18, 1874 171
20. 1876 Monday December 18, 1876 210
25. 1881 Sunday December 18, 1881 325
30. 1886 Saturday December 18, 1886 465
40. 1896 Friday December 18, 1896 820
50. 1906 Tuesday December 18, 1906 1275
60. 1916 Monday December 18, 1916 1830
70. 1926 Saturday December 18, 1926 2485
80. 1936 Friday December 18, 1936 3240
90. 1946 Wednesday December 18, 1946 4095
100. 1956 Tuesday December 18, 1956 5050
110. 1966 Sunday December 18, 1966 6105
120. 1976 Saturday December 18, 1976 7260
130. 1986 Thursday December 18, 1986 8515
140. 1996 Wednesday December 18, 1996 9870
150. 2006 Monday December 18, 2006 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
18 • 12 • 1856
Binary:
10010 • 1100 • 11101000000
Hexadecimal:
12 • c • 740
Octal:
22 • 14 • 3500
Roman:
XVIII • XII • MDCCCLVI
Morsecode:
·−−−− −−−·· ·−·−·− ·−−−− ··−−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−·· ····· −····
Numbers to letters:
bi • bc • bifg
Cross sum:
32
Factor product:
400896
Birthday in words:
eighteen • twelve • one thousand eight hundred fifty six

Historical Events

How old was J. J. Thomson back then?

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Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

January 16, 1920
Prohibition begins in the United States with the 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. (Age: 63 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 18, 1920
The 19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote across the United States. (Age: 63 years and 7 months) 🔗
March 12, 1921
The Soviet Union adopts the New Economic Policy (NEP), allowing some private enterprise to boost the post-war economy. (Age: 64 years and 2 months) 🔗
February 28, 1922
The United Kingdom unilaterally declares Egypt independent, ending the British protectorate. (Age: 65 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 28, 1922
Benito Mussolini and his Fascist party seize power in Italy following the March on Rome. (Age: 65 years and 10 months) 🔗
November 4, 1922
Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, sparking a global frenzy for archaeology. (Age: 65 years and 10 months) 🔗
December 30, 1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is officially established. (Age: 66 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 29, 1923
The Republic of Turkey is proclaimed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. (Age: 66 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 21, 1924
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first head of the Soviet Union, dies. (Age: 67 years and 1 months) 🔗
January 24, 1924
The first Winter Olympics take place in Chamonix, France, establishing a new tradition in international sport. (Age: 67 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 70-80 Jahre

May 20, 1927
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from New York to Paris. (Age: 70 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 6, 1927
The Jazz Singer premieres, the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized sound, marking the end of the silent film era. (Age: 70 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 12, 1928
The first long-distance television broadcast is achieved between London and New York by John Logie Baird. (Age: 71 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 27, 1928
The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed, in which 62 nations agree to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. (Age: 71 years and 8 months) 🔗
September 3, 1928
Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, marking the beginning of the antibiotic age. (Age: 71 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 24, 1929
Black Thursday, the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, heralds the start of the Great Depression. (Age: 72 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 26, 1930
The Salt Satyagraha begins: Mahatma Gandhi begins a 240-mile march to protest the British salt tax in India. (Age: 73 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 13, 1930
The planet Pluto is officially discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. (Age: 73 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 18, 1931
The Mukden Incident provides the pretext for Japan's invasion of Manchuria, China, marking a key step toward World War II. (Age: 74 years and 8 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 75 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 80-90 Jahre

May 6, 1937
The German airship Hindenburg catches fire while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, ending the era of commercial airship travel. (Age: 80 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 13, 1937
The Nanking Massacre begins, where Japanese troops brutally murder hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants. (Age: 80 years and 11 months) 🔗
March 12, 1938
The Anschluss: Nazi Germany annexes Austria, violating the Treaty of Versailles. (Age: 81 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, an act of appeasement that failed to prevent war. (Age: 81 years and 9 months) 🔗
November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurs, a coordinated series of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. (Age: 81 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 5, 1939
The German V-2 rocket program begins under Wernher von Braun, laying the groundwork for later space exploration. (Age: 82 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 23, 1939
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed, a non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, secretly dividing Eastern Europe. (Age: 82 years and 8 months) 🔗
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, officially starting World War II in Europe. (Age: 82 years and 8 months) 🔗
May 10, 1940
Germany launches its invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, initiating the Battle of France. (Age: 83 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 13, 1940
The Battle of Britain begins, a large-scale aerial conflict where the Royal Air Force defends the UK against the German Luftwaffe. (Age: 83 years and 7 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von J. J. Thomson

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did J. J. Thomson blow out so far?

» At 83 years, J. J. Thomson has already blown out 3486 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will J. J. Thomson be twice as old as today?

» J. J. Thomson ist 30.569 days old today. On 09.05.2024 J. J. Thomson will be twice as old as today. J. J. Thomson will then be 167 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When will J. J. Thomson be half as old as today?

» On 23.10.1898 J. J. Thomson was half of age today. Back then J. J. Thomson were 41 Jahre und 10 Monate years old.

When was J. J. Thomson conceived? - Time of your conception

» That's an interesting question. Let's try it this way: A pregnancy lasts an average of 268 days. If we subtract 268 days from the day of your birth (25.03.1856), we get the 25.03.1856. However, this statement is not very meaningful, since only 3% of pregnant women actually give birth after 268 days. Most pregnant women give birth within a time window of 10 days from the actual due date. Therefore, J. J. Thomson were conceived between 15.03.1856 and 04.04.1856.

How many prime number birthdays has J. J. Thomson had so far?

» At 83 years old, J. J. Thomson has already celebrated 23 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 83 years, you've already celebrated 7 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77). To be able to celebrate 10 special number birthdays, you have to live to be 111. But you still have some time until then. You'll celebrate your 111th birthday on 18.12.1967. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was J. J. Thomson at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» J. J. Thomson was born exactly 52242 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, J. J. Thomson was 143 years and 0 months old.

Oldest person in the world

J. J. Thomson is currently 39 years younger (44712 days) than the officially oldest person in the world, the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

J. J. Thomson is today already 561 days longer dead than he/she was alive.

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