C. J. Davisson & L. H. Germer
A) predicted the positron from relativistic quantum mechanics (1928).
B) set the limits on the probability of measurement accuracy (1927).
C) were first to produce diffraction patterns of electrons in crystals (1927).
D) discovered the positron using a cloud chamber (1932).
E) were first to produce X-ray-like diffraction patterns of electrons passing through thin metal foil (1927).

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Davisson and Germer were the first to demonstrate the wave-like behavior of electrons through their famous experiment in 1927, which produced diffraction patterns of electrons in crystals, providing key evidence for the wave-particle duality of matter.