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What year did Davisson retire from active research?

  • 1945

  • 1951

  • 1960

  • 1972

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Davisson retired from active research in 1951. He had a long and distinguished career in physics, making significant contributions to the field of electron diffraction. His work helped to establish the wave-particle duality of matter, which is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics. Davisson's research also had practical applications, such as the development of the electron microscope.
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