Electron Diffraction Detected At Bell Laboratories
Davisson and Germer observed diffraction from nickel crystals and demonstrated the wave behaviour of electrons. Its significance included improved measurement or operational reliability.
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Clinton Joseph Davisson Biography and Timeline
Follow Clinton Joseph Davisson through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
Clinton Joseph Davisson, historical timeline
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1927–1937Years on this page
1927
Electron Diffraction from Nickel
With Lester Germer, observes diffraction of electrons from a nickel crystal and directly confirms the wave character of matter.
1937
Nobel Prize for Electron Diffraction
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering electron diffraction from crystals.
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