Clinton Joseph Davisson | |
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| Born | October 22, 1881 |
| Died | February 1, 1958 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (B.S., 1908) Princeton University (Ph.D, 1911) |
| Known for | Electron diffraction |
| Spouse | Charlotte Davisson |
| Awards | Comstock Prize in Physics (1928)[1] Elliott Cresson Medal (1931) Hughes Medal (1935) Nobel Prize in Physics (1937) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Carnegie Institute of Technology Bell Labs |
| Doctoral advisor | Owen Richardson |
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. Davisson shared the Nobel Prize with George Paget Thomson, who independently discovered electron diffraction at about the same time as Davisson.
- ^ "Comstock Prize in Physics". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.