Davisson

[ dey-vuh-suhn ]

noun
  1. Clinton Joseph, 1881–1958, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1937.

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  • "I'd give plenty for a look at Davisson's face now," Engels was saying.

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  • Davisson was commander of the moon base, to which Engels had been attached.

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British Dictionary definitions for Davisson

Davisson

/ (ˈdeɪvɪsən) /


noun
  1. Clinton Joseph. 1881–1958, US physicist, noted for his discovery of electron diffraction; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1937

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