Discovery of Electron. In 1830, Michael Faraday demonstrated that if electricity is passed through a solution of an electrolyte, it results in chemical reactions at electrodes. The reaction result in liberation and deposition of matter at the electrodes. These results suggested the particulate nature of electricity.

Who discovered the electron?

Although J.J. Thomson is credited with the discovery of the electron on the basis of his experiments with cathode rays in 1897, various physicists, including William Crookes, Arthur Schuster, Philipp Lenard, and others, who had also conducted cathode ray experiments claimed that they deserved the credit.

Who discovered electron Thomson or Faraday?

During the 1880s and '90s scientists searched cathode rays for the carrier of the electrical properties in matter. Their work culminated in the discovery by English physicist J.J. Thomson of the electron in 1897.