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Was George Paget Thomson known for his work in experimental physics?

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Yes, George Paget Thomson was known for his work in experimental physics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1937 for his work on the discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals. This discovery helped to prove the wave-particle duality of matter. Thomson also worked on the development of the cyclotron and the mass spectrometer.
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