Arthur Compton

@Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Family and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Arthur Compton was a renowned American physicist who discovered the Compton Effect American Princeton University Scientists Physicists Virgo Celebrities Arthur Holly Compton was a renowned American physicist who first rose to fame with his famous revolutionary discovery of the Compton Effect for which he also won the Nobel Prize in Physics. This discovery confirmed the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation as both a wave and a particle. Thomson was initially interested in astronomy before he shifted his focus to the study of quantum physics. He started his research in Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University and this research led to the discovery of Compton Effect. Later on, during the Second World War, Compton became head of the Manhattan Project’s Metallurgical Laboratory. Manhattan Project developed the first nuclear weapons of the world and Compton played a key role in it. He also served as Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. Under his leadership, the University made remarkable academic progress; the university formally desegregated its undergraduate divisions, named its first female full professor, and enrolled a record number of students. After he retired as Chancellor, he continued to work as Distinguished Service Professor of Natural Philosophy till 1961. For his contribution to the science, Compton received many awards and honors in his lifetime.

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Birthday: September 10, 1892 Died on: March 15, 1962 Nationality: American Famous: Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists Spouses: Betty Charity McCloskey Siblings: Karl Taylor Compton, Wilson Martindale Compton Known as: Arthur Holly Compton Information Detail Birthday September 10, 1892 Died on March 15, 1962 Nationality American Famous Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists Spouses Betty Charity McCloskey Siblings Karl Taylor Compton, Wilson Martindale Compton Known as Arthur Holly Compton Childrens Arthur Allen Compton, John Joseph Compton Universities Princeton University University of Cambridge The College of Wooster Princeton University Notable Alumnis Princeton University Discoveries / Inventions Compton Effect Birth Place Wooster, Ohio, USA Religion Baptist Gender Male Father Elias Compton Mother Otelia Catherine Sun Sign Virgo Born in Wooster, Ohio, USA Famous as Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics Died at Age 69

Wooster, Ohio, USA

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He married Betty Charity in 1916. Charity was his classmate in Wooster University. The couple had two sons: Arthur Alan and John Joseph Compton. Unsplash Personal Life

He died on March 15 1962, at the age of 69, in Berkely, California. He died due to cerebral haemorrhage and was buried in the Wooster Cemetery, Ohio. Unsplash Personal Life

Moon’s ‘Compton Crater’ has been named after Arthur Compton and his brother Karl Compton. Unsplash Personal Life

Arthur Compton was born on September 10, 1892, in Wooster, Ohio, to Elias and Otelia. He was born into a family of academics. His father was a dean of the University of Wooster, while both his brothers, Karl and Wilton attended the Princeton University and earned PhDs from the University. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In his early years, Compton was more interested in astronomy; he photographed the Halley’s Comet in 1910. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1913, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the Wooster University. A year after his graduation, Compton earned his Master of Arts degree from Princeton University. He completed his PhD in Physics in 1916. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Arthur began his career in 1916–1917, as a physics instructor at the University of Minnesota. For the following two years he worked on the development of sodium lamps as a research engineer of the Westinghouse Lamp Company. During the First World War, Compton developed aircraft instrumentation for the Signal Corps. Unsplash Career

In 1919, Compton was awarded one of the first two National Research Council Fellowships that allowed students to study abroad. He decided to go to Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory, where he worked with George Paget Thomson, and studied X-ray scattering and Gamma Ray Absorption. Unsplash Career

In 1920, he returned to the United States and was appointed as the Head of the Department of Physics at Washington University, St. Louis. Unsplash Career

In 1922, he discovered the ‘Compton Effect’, which confirmed the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation as both a wave and a particle. Unsplash Career

In 1923, Compton’s paper explaining X-Ray shifts was published in the Physical Review. The same year, he moved to the Chicago University as a Physics Professor. Unsplash Career

The most remarkable work of Arthur Compton was the discovery of the Compton Effect in 1922. This discovery confirmed the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation as both a wave and a particle. Unsplash Major Works

In 1942, he played a key role in Manhattan Project which led to the development of first nuclear weapons in the world. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 10, 1892
Died on	March 15, 1962
Nationality	American
Famous	Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists
Spouses	Betty Charity McCloskey
Siblings	Karl Taylor Compton, Wilson Martindale Compton
Known as	Arthur Holly Compton
Childrens	Arthur Allen Compton, John Joseph Compton
Universities	Princeton University University of Cambridge The College of Wooster Princeton University
Notable Alumnis	Princeton University
Discoveries / Inventions	Compton Effect
Birth Place	Wooster, Ohio, USA
Religion	Baptist
Gender	Male
Father	Elias Compton
Mother	Otelia Catherine
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Wooster, Ohio, USA
Famous as	Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics
Died at Age	69

Arthur Compton

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Sep 10, 1892

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Wooster, Ohio, USA