Clinton Davisson

Clinton Davisson
Clinton Davisson
	Davisson in 1937
Born	Clinton Joseph Davisson; October 22, 1881; Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1958 (aged 76); Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Chicago (BSc, 1908); Princeton University (PhD, 1911);
Known for	Davisson–Germer experiment (1927)
Spouse	Charlotte Richardson (m. 1911)
Children	4, including Richard
Awards	Comstock Prize in Physics (1928); Elliott Cresson Medal (1931); Hughes Medal (1935); Nobel Prize in Physics (1937);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Carnegie Institute of Technology (1911–1917); Western Electric Company (1917–1946); University of Virginia (1946–1954);
Doctoral advisor	Owen Richardson

Clinton Joseph Davisson (October 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958) was an American physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with George Paget Thomson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals".

Clinton Davisson
Davisson in 1937
Born	Clinton Joseph Davisson (1881-10-22)October 22, 1881 Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1958(1958-02-01) (aged 76) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Chicago (BSc, 1908) Princeton University (PhD, 1911)
Known for	Davisson–Germer experiment (1927)
Spouse	Charlotte Richardson (m. 1911)
Children	4, including Richard
Awards	Comstock Prize in Physics (1928) Elliott Cresson Medal (1931) Hughes Medal (1935) Nobel Prize in Physics (1937)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Carnegie Institute of Technology (1911–1917) Western Electric Company (1917–1946) University of Virginia (1946–1954)
Doctoral advisor	Owen Richardson