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A new consequence of electron diffraction

FEB 01, 1952
The remarks on the next page are those of C. J. Davisson, Nobel laureate physicist and pioneer in electron scattering and diffraction research, who spoke briefly to an audience of his former colleagues last October 24th on the occasion of a celebration in his honor held by the Bell Telephone Laboratories at Murray Hill, N.J.
C. J. Davisson

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C. J. Davisson, University of Virginia.

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