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Lester Germer

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American physicist (1896-1971)

United StatesScientistsLived 1896 to 1971 · aged 74
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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.

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Lester Germer (right) with Clinton Joseph Davisson (left) 1927Lester Germer (right) with Clinton Joseph Davisson (left) 1927

Awards 2

1931Elliott Cresson Medal
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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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.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1971 · aged 74
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