1. Physics 1927 Awarded jointly to arthur holly compton for his discovery of the effect named after him, and to Charles Thomson Rees Wilson for his method of making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour. http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1927/

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 "for his discovery of the effect named after him" "for his method of making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour" Arthur Holly Compton Charles Thomson Rees Wilson 1/2 of the prize 1/2 of the prize USA United Kingdom University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom b. 1892 d. 1962 b. 1869 (in Glencorse, Scotland) d. 1959 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 Presentation Speech Arthur H. Compton Biography ... Nobel Lecture The 1927 Prize in: Physics Chemistry Physiology or Medicine Literature ... Peace Find a Laureate: Last modified June 16, 2000 The Official Web Site of The Nobel Foundation

2. Arthur H. Compton - Biography arthur holly compton was born at Wooster, Ohio, on September 10th, 1892, the sonof Elias For this discovery, compton was awarded the nobel Prize in http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1927/compton-bio.html

Arthur Holly Compton was born at Wooster, Ohio, on September 10th, 1892, the son of Elias Compton, Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College of Wooster. He was educated at the College, graduating Bachelor of Science in 1913, and he spent three years in postgraduate study at Princeton University receiving his M.A.degree in 1914 and his Ph.D. in 1916. After spending a year as instructor of physics at the University of Minnesota , he took a position as a research engineer with the Westinghouse Lamp Company at Pittsburgh until 1919 when he studied at Cambridge University as a National Research Council Fellow. In 1920, he was appointed Wayman Crow Professor of Physics, and Head of the Department of Physics at the Washington University, St. Louis ; and in 1923 he moved to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics. Compton returned to St. Louis as Chancellor in 1945 and from 1954 until his retirement in 1961 he was Distinguished Service Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Washington University. In his early days at Princeton, Compton devised an elegant method for demonstrating the Earth's rotation, but he was soon to begin his studies in the field of X-rays. He developed a theory of the intensity of X-ray reflection from crystals as a means of studying the arrangement of electrons and atoms, and in 1918 he started a study of X-ray scattering. This led, in 1922, to his discovery of the increase of wavelength of X-rays due to scattering of the incident radiation by free electrons, which implies that the scattered quanta have less energy than the quanta of the original beam. This effect, nowadays known as the

3. Arthur Holly Compton Winner Of The 1927 Nobel Prize In Physics arthur holly compton, a nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, at the nobelPrize Internet Archive. arthur holly compton. 1927 nobel Laureate http://almaz.com/nobel/physics/1927a.html

A RTHUR H OLLY C OMPTON 1927 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his discovery of the effect named after him Background Residence: U.S.A Affiliation: Chicago University Featured Internet Links Search WWW Search The Nobel Prize Internet Archive Links added by Nobel Internet Archive visitors Compton's biography from the St. Louis Walk of Fame page! (submitted by Joe Schechter) NASA bio Discussion of Compton Effect in article on quantum mechanics Arthur Holly Compton - Biography (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar Nobel population 1901-50: anatomy of a scientific elite (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar Back to The Nobel Prize Internet Archive Literature Peace ... Medicine We always welcome your feedback and comments

4. Index Of Nobel Laureates In Physics ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF nobel PRIZE LAUREATES IN PHYSICS. Name, Year Awarded. Alferov,Zhores I. 2000. CohenTannoudji, Claude, 1997. compton, arthur holly, 1927. http://almaz.com/nobel/physics/alpha.html

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5. Compton, Arthur Holly arthur holly compton, left, with his assistant Richard L. Doan, 1936. American physicistand joint winner, with CTR Wilson of England, of the nobel Prize for http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/138_84.html

Compton, Arthur Holly Arthur Holly Compton, left, with his assistant Richard L. Doan, 1936 Hulton Deutsch Collection/Corbis (b. Sept. 10, 1892, Wooster, Ohio, U.S.d. March 15, 1962, Berkeley, Calif.), American physicist and joint winner, with C.T.R. Wilson of England, of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1927 for his discovery and explanation of the change in the wavelength of X rays when they collide with electrons in metals. This so-called Compton effect is caused by the transfer of energy from the photon to the electron. Its discovery in 1922 confirmed the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation as both a wave and a particle. Compton, a younger brother of the physicist Karl T. Compton, received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1916 and became head of the department of physics at Washington University, St. Louis, in 1920. From 1923 to 1945 he was professor of physics at the University of Chicago. In 1941 Compton was chairman of the committee of the National Academy of Sciences that studied the military potential of atomic energy. In this capacity he was instrumental, with the physicist Ernest O. Lawrence, in initiating the Manhattan Project, which created the first atomic bomb. From 1942 to 1945 Compton was director of the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, which developed the first self-sustaining atomic chain reaction and paved the way for controlled release of nuclear energy. He became chancellor of Washington University in 1945 and was professor of natural history there from 1953 until 1961.

6. Search Results For Arthur Holly Compton - Encyclopædia Britannica - The Online arthur holly compton The nobel Foundation Brief biography of this American physicistand joint winner of the nobel Prize in physics for the year 1927. http://www.britannica.com/search?query=arthur holly compton&seo

7. Compton, Arthur Holly (1892-1962) From Eric Weisstein's World compton, arthur holly (18921962), References. nobel Foundation. arthur H. comptonBiography. http//www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1927/compton-bio.html. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Comton.html

8. A. Compton DR. arthur holly compton nobel Laureate Professor of Physics UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOProfessor and Chancellor WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY St. Louis 1892-1962. -. http://www.gpaulbishop.com/GPB History/GPB Archive/Section - 1/A. Compton/a__com

© g. Paul Bishop 1962 DR. ARTHUR HOLLY COMPTON Nobel Laureate Professor of Physics UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Professor and Chancellor WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - St. Louis List of Additional Images Image 2 ARTICLE - 1 Compton, Arthur Holly (Brief Biography) ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA ARTICLE - 2 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 Arthur Holly Compton Biography ARTICLE - 3 Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 Presentation Speech by Professor K. M. G. Siegbahn ARTICLE - 4 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901-1999 By Erick B. Karisson First published February 2000 ARTICLE - 5 The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archive (Originally delivered as an academy lecture) By Gösta Ekspong First published December 1999 ARTICLE - 6 Figures in Radiation History Arthur Holly Compton ARTICLE - 7 Comptel Instrument Description [Return to Section - 1] [Return to Index Page]

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10. Arthur Holly Compton arthur holly compton was born at Wooster, Ohio, on September 10th, 1892, the sonof Elias For this discovery, compton was awarded the nobel Prize in http://www.childrenofthemanhattanproject.org/HF/Biographies - Men/compton.htm

Manhattan Project Hall of Fame The Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 "for his discovery of the effect named after him" Arthur Holly Compton USA University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA ARTHUR HOLLY COMPTON Head - Chicago Met Lab Arthur Holly Compton was born at Wooster, Ohio, on September 10th, 1892, the son of Elias Compton, Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College of Wooster. He was educated at the College, graduating Bachelor of Science in 1913, and he spent three years in postgraduate study at Princeton University receiving his M.A.degree in 1914 and his Ph.D. in 1916. After spending a year as instructor of physics at the University of Minnesota , he took a position as a research engineer with the Westinghouse Lamp Company at Pittsburgh until 1919 when he studied at Cambridge University as a National Research Council Fellow. In 1920, he was appointed Wayman Crow Professor of Physics, and Head of the Department of Physics at the Washington University, St. Louis ; and in 1923 he moved to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics. Compton returned to St. Louis as Chancellor in 1945 and from 1954 until his retirement in 1961 he was Distinguished Service Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Washington University.

11. Compton, Arthur Holly compton, arthur holly, 1892–1962, American physicist, b. Wooster, Ohio For hisdiscovery of the compton effect he with CTR Wilson the 1927 nobel Prize in http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0813117

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12. The Arthur Holly Compton Scholarships The arthur holly compton Scholarships. Fourteen years after graduating from TheCollege of Wooster, arthur holly compton received the nobel Prize in Physics. http://www.wooster.edu/admissions/compton.html

Home Page The Arthur Holly Compton Scholarships Fourteen years after graduating from The College of Wooster, Arthur Holly Compton received the Nobel Prize in Physics. His success exemplified those characteristics of self-reliance, resourcefulness, and intellectual curiosity which Wooster values in its students and which are cultivated in its nationally recognized Independent Study program. Compton Scholarships range from $8,000 to $16,000 per year and are awarded annually to entering students who have demonstrated initiative and the capacity for sustained endeavor. The scholarships are renewable for three additional years for recipients making satisfactory progress toward a degree. Through the Compton Scholarships, the College seeks to recognize students who will combine academic excellence with an aptitude for independent work in its laboratories, libraries, studios, or computer center. As evidence, candidates may have demonstrated an ability through a debate program, a science project, work in art, music, theatre or creative writing, editing a publication, writing a computer program or in an activity undertaken outside of school. To be considered for a Compton Scholarship, students must be nominated by a secondary school teacher or counselor and demonstrate in the Compton essay evidence of a specific project or activity which reflects academic initiative, resourcefulness, and intellectual curiosity. While not required, candidates may schedule an interview with an admissions counselor to discuss special initiatives and strengths. The Compton Scholarship Committee will announce winners by April, 2001.

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Niels Bohr Max Born Arthur Holly Compton Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond de Broglie Albert Einstein Werner Heisenberg Christiaan Huygens ... Joseph John Thomson Arthur Holly Compton effetto Compton Tratto da L'indagine del mondo fisico Carlo Signorelli Editore , Milano La biografia e il discorso che Compton tenne in occasione del conferimento dell'ambito premio sul sito della Nobel Foundation. La scheda biografica racconta soprattutto la sua vicenda scientifica, dalla sua carriera accademica alle scoperte che portano il suo nome. In inglese. raccolta di biografie sullo scienziato dello scorso secolo presenti su enciclopedie e dizionari. Il sito offre abbondante materiale bibliografico, riferimenti incrociati e collegamenti ad altri scienziati. In inglese. L' Enciclopedia Britannica

14. Arthur Holly Compton American physicist arthur holly compton was one of the pioneers of highenergy physics.In 1927 he received the nobel prize in physics for his definitive study http://cossc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgro/compton.html

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15. Arthur Holly Compton The American physicist arthur holly compton was one of the pioneers of high energyphysics. In 1927 he received the nobel prize in physics for his definitive http://physics.rug.ac.be/Fysica/Geschiedenis/Mathematicians/Compton.html

Arthur Holly Compton Born: 1892 at Wooster, Ohio Died: 1962 in Berkeley, California The American physicist Arthur Holly Compton was one of the pioneers of high energy physics. In 1927 he received the Nobel prize in physics for his definitive study of the scattering of high energy photons by electrons which became known as the Compton Effect. This work was recognized as an experimental proof that electromagnetic radiation possessed both wave-like and particle-like properties and laid a foundation for the new "quantum" physics. All the experiments onboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory rely on the detailed knowledge of the interaction of high energy gamma-rays with matter that Compton first described. Compton's work in the early 1920's on the scattering of high energy photons was carried out while he was head of the Department of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He later went to the University of Chicago where he eventually switched to the study of cosmic rays. During the Second World War he played a major role in the atomic bomb project as director of the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago. At the end of the war, he returned to Washington University as Chancellor and retired in 1953. In this picture, Compton is shown operating laboratory equipment at the University of Chicago in 1930 (courtesy of University of Chicago Archives).

16. Arthur Holly Compton This work earned compton the 1927 nobel Prize for Physics, which he sharedwith CTR Wilson. arthur holly compton died on 15 March 1962. http://www.nuclearfiles.org/rebios/arthurcompton.htm

home key issues history resources ... contact us Arthur Holly Compton Arthur Holly Compton was born on 10 September 1892 in Wooster, Ohio. After graduating from Wooster College, Compton attended Princeton University and studied the angular distribution of X-rays reflected from crystals. He received his Ph.D. in 1916. After working as a research engineer at Westinghouse Corporation for a few years, Compton won a National Research Council fellowship in 1919, and went to Cambridge, England to study the properties of scattered gamma rays. Compton served as head of the physics department at Washington University from 1920 until 1923. In 1923, Compton joined the faculty at the University of Chicago and resumed his work on X-rays, studying the changes that take place in the wavelength of X-rays when they collide with electrons in metals. This so-called "Compton Effect" provided proof that electromagnetic radiation possesses properties of both waves and particles. This work earned Compton the 1927 Nobel Prize for Physics, which he shared with C.T.R. Wilson. Compton then began researching cosmic rays. In 1941, Compton became chairman of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee to Study the Military Potential of Atomic Energy. The committee's work contributed to the development of the Manhattan Project. In 1942, Compton was asked to direct the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, where Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard developed the first self-sustaining atomic chain reaction. This reaction gave rise to the controlled release of nuclear energy.

17. Compton, Arthur Holly. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 of the compton effect he shared with CTR Wilson the 1927 nobel Prize in See his Cosmosof arthur holly compton, ed. by M. Johnston (1968) and Scientific Papers http://www.bartleby.com/65/co/ComptonA.html

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19. Compton, Arthur Holly (1892-1962), Physicien Américain Translate this page arthur holly compton (1892-1962). et la réflexion, la polarisation et le spectredes rayons X, compton a partagé, en 1927, le prix nobel de physique http://isimabomba.free.fr/biographies/chimistes/compton.htm

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20. St. Louis Walk Of Fame - Arthur Holly Compton For that fundamental discovery, compton won the 1927 nobel Prize. In 1991 NASAnamed its new orbiting gammaray observatory after arthur holly compton. http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/arthur-compton.html

ST. LOUIS WALK OF FAME A RTHUR H OLLY C OMPTON Arthur Holly Compton, a science prodigy, built and flew a glider at age 18. In 1920 he became a professor and head of the physics department at Washington University. There he deduced that X-rays, known to be waves, also act like particles. He proved it with an experiment showing the scattering action now called the Compton Effect. For that fundamental discovery, Compton won the 1927 Nobel Prize. After directing the World War II research that led to the atomic bomb, he returned to Washington University in 1945 as chancellor. In 1991 NASA named its new orbiting gamma-ray observatory after Arthur Holly Compton. Date of Birth Field/Achievement Location of Star Date of Induction Science/Education 6329 Delmar Washington University The official site of Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Inductees Location of Stars Nomination Criteria Induction Ceremony ... Acknowledgements 1997-2002 St. Louis Walk of Fame

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