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Clinton Davisson — Age & Birthday

Born: 22 October 1881 · Died: 1 February 1958 · Age at death: 76

How old was Clinton Davisson when he died?

Clinton Davisson died aged 76. He was born on 22 October 1881 and died on 1 February 1958.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered electron diffraction

Did you know?His son also became a noted physicist, and the pair are among the few father-son combinations to both win Nobel Prizes.

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

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Age at death: 76
Would be: 145
Years since death: 68

Born: October 22, 1881 · Bloomington, United States
Died: February 1, 1958
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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Spouse: Charlotte Davisson
Child: Richard Davisson

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