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Clinton Davisson
Also known as Clinton Joseph Davisson, C. J. Davisson
American physicist (1881-1958)
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Clinton Davisson was an American physicist who lived from 1881 to 1958 and conducted important experiments in the early 20th century. His work contributed to the understanding of fundamental physics during a transformative period in the field.
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- Born
- 1881
- Died
- 1958
- Works
- 1
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- The positive thermions from the salts of the alkaline earths
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1881-10-22
- Active to
- 1958-02-01
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Clinton Joseph Davisson (October 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958) was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with George Paget Thomson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals."
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1881 births1958 deaths20th-century American physicistsAmerican experimental physicistsAmerican Nobel laureatesBloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois) alumniCarnegie Mellon University facultyFellows of the American Physical SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in Physics