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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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Biographical. Clinton Joseph Davisson was born at Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.A., October 22, 1881, son of Joseph Davisson, an artisan, native of Ohio, descendant of early Dutch and French settlers of Virginia, Union veteran of the American Civil War, and Mary Calvert, a school-teacher, native of Pennsylvania, of English and Scotch parentage.
Feb 26, 2024 · 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.
Clinton Joseph Davisson The Nobel Prize in Physics 1937 . Born: 22 October 1881, Bloomington, IL, USA . Died: 1 February 1958, Charlottesville, VA, USA . Affiliation at the time of the award: Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York, NY, USA . Prize motivation: “for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals ...
Clinton Joseph Davisson was an American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction in the famous Davisson–Germer experiment. Davisson shared the Nobel Prize with George Paget Thomson, who independently discovered electron diffraction at about the same time as Davisson.
3 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.
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