Wilson Charles Thomson Rees

Wilson

, Charles Thomson Rees 1869-1959. British physicist. He shared a 1927 Nobel Prize for devising the cloud chamber.

Wil·son

(wĭl′sən), Charles Thomson Rees 1869-1959. British physicist noted for his research on atmospheric electricity. He developed the Wilson cloud chamber, a device that makes it possible to study and photograph the movement and interaction of electrically charged particles. See more at cloud chamber.