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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The program, Davisson said, offers peace of mind in knowing that “thousands of brokers who previously could sell your information with impunity now no longer can do so.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

With this language, Davisson said that using such data to train AI without a user consenting would now constitute a violation of the terms on Zoom’s part, opening the company up to litigation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Zack Davisson, a Californian writer who has translated much of Matsumoto's work, said on Twitter that the world has lost an "absolute giant".

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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