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Clinton Joseph Davisson (October 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958) was an American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction in the famous Davisson–Germer experiment.
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Clinton Joseph Davisson (born Oct. 22, 1881, Bloomington, Ill., U.S.—died Feb. 1, 1958, Charlottesville, Va.) was an American experimental physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1937 with George P. Thomson of England for discovering that electrons can be diffracted like light waves, thus verifying the thesis of Louis de Broglie ...
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Lived 1881 – 1958. Clinton Davisson discovered electron diffraction, for which he was awarded the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics. His discovery confirmed the de Broglie hypothesis that particles can behave as waves.
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May 23, 2018 · Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Davisson, Clinton Joseph (b. Bloomington, Illinois, 22 October 1881; d. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1 February 1958)physics.Davisson’s father, Joseph, was a contract painter and his mother, Mary Calvert Davisson, a school-teacher.
6 days ago · Overview. Clinton Joseph Davisson. (1881—1958) American physicist. Quick Reference. (1881–1958) American physicist. Davisson, who was born in Bloomington, Illinois, was educated at the University of Chicago and at Princeton, where he obtained his PhD in 1911.
The Davisson–Germer experiment was a 1923-27 experiment by Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer at Western Electric (later Bell Labs), in which electrons, scattered by the surface of a crystal of nickel metal, displayed a diffraction pattern.
Clinton Joseph Davisson. US citizen. Born 22 October 1881, Bloomington, IL, USA. Died 1 February 1958, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Davisson attended the Bloomington public schools, and on graduation from High School in 1902 was granted a scholarship by the University of Chicago for proficiency in mathematics and physics.
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