1. English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919); [syn: Crookes, William Crookes, Sir William Crookes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
William Crookes
n 1: English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium;
invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays
(1832-1919) [syn: Crookes, William Crookes, Sir
William Crookes]