Clinton Davisson(1881)

Physics

Clinton Davisson is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1937) from United States. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Bloomington High School and Princeton University. They have been affiliated with University of Virginia.

United States
1
Major Awards
32
Publications
1,619
Citations
11
h-index
N/A
i10-index
50.6
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physics

for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals

Bell Labs
1937

Most Cited Works

Top publications by citation count
#4
0
citations
#7
5
citations
#8

The discovery of electron waves

Bell System Technical Journal(1938)
19
citations
#9

What Electrons Can Tell Us About Metals

Journal of Applied Physics(1937)
1
citations
#10

The conception and demonstration of electron waves

Bell System Technical Journal(1932)
0
citations

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Education

Bloomington High School
Princeton University(Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Chicago

Doctoral Advisors

Career Timeline

University of Virginia?–present
Princeton University?–present

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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