Clinton Joseph Davisson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clinton_Joseph_Davisson
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Davisson
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1881-10-22
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1958-02-01
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Owen_Richardson
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:Carnegie_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Western_Electric
gptkbp:field physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clinton Joseph Davisson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Davisson–Germer_experiment
electron diffraction
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:George_Paget_Thomson
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1937
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bloomington,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Charlottesville,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Charlotte_Sara_Richardson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Molecular_Diffraction_of_Light
gptkb:Richard_Davisson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6