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Clinton Davisson

American physicist (1881-1958)

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Clinton Joseph Davisson 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."

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Bloomington wd
Died
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Place of death
Charlottesville wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
University of Chicago, Princeton University, Bloomington High School wd
Spouse
Charlotte Davisson wd

Awards wd

  • Comstock Prize in Physics (1928)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1931)
  • Hughes Medal (1935)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1937)
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon (1939)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • honorary doctor of Purdue University
  • honorary doctorate from Princeton University

Questions

When was Clinton Davisson born?
Clinton Davisson was born on 22 October 1881 in Bloomington.
Where did Clinton Davisson study?
Clinton Davisson was educated at University of Chicago, Princeton University, Bloomington High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Clinton Davisson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q133222 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Clinton Davisson.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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