Davisson–Germer experiment
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The Davisson–Germer experiment was conducted from 1923 to 1927 by Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer at Western Electric. Electrons, scattered by the surface of a crystal of nickel metal, displayed a
Davisson and Germer in 1927
American Physical Society plaque in Manhattan commemorates the experiment
Graph of the electrical current vs electron beam azimuth angle from the 1927 "The Scattering of Electrons by a Single Crystal of Nickel" paper. The presence of peaks and troughs is consistent with a diffraction pattern and suggests a wave-like nature of electrons.
Clinton Davisson
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Clinton Joseph Davisson 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
Davisson–Germer experiment
…The Davisson–Germer experiment was conducted from 1923 to 1927 by Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer at Western Electric (later Bell Labs). Electrons, scattered by the surface of a crystal of nickel metal, displayed a diffraction…
Davisson in 1937