# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lester-germer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:38:09.917Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/lester-germer"
name: "Lester Germer"
slug: "lester-germer"
description: "Lester Halbert Germer was an American physicist. With Clinton Davisson, he proved the wave-particle duality of matter in the Davisson–Germer experiment, which was important to the development of the electron microscope. These studies supported the theoretical work of De Broglie. He also studied thermionics, erosion of metals, and contact physics. He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1931."
tagline: "American physicist (1896–1971)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "US"
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birthDate: "1896-10-10"
deathDate: "1971-10-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump