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Davisson

American  
[dey-vuh-suhn] / ˈdeɪ və sən /

noun

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


Davisson British  
/ 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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Dr. Laura Davisson estimates that less than 30% of her patients with insurance through an employer or an individual plan have obesity medicine coverage.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2023

This could violate federal law, said John Davisson, director of litigation and senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2023

"There was an immense sadness in his works, a grandeur nowhere else seen. All wrapped in powerful visuals that were equally mythological and futuristic," Mr Davisson said.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2023

Davisson died in 1999, but his legacy will be remembered when the crypt is unsealed in 2025.

From Salon May 28, 2022

Contains translations of various pamphlets including Davisson, A true picture of Popery; Brown, Popery a Craft, London 1735; Gordon, Apology for the danger of the church, 1719; Gordon, The Creed of an Independent Whig, 1720.

From Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France by Cushing, Max Pearson

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