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Arthur Holly Compton was one of the great leaders in physics of the twentieth century. In this volume, Robert S. Shankland, who was once a student of Compton's, has collected and edited the most important of Professor Compton's papers on X-rays—the field of his greatest achievement—and on other related topics. Compton entered the field of X-ray research in 1913 and carried on active work until the 1930s, when he began to specialize in cosmic rays.

During the years when Compton was an active leader in X-ray research, he made many notable contributions which are reflected in the papers presented here. He was the first to prove several important optical properties of X-rays, including scattering, complete polarization, and total reflection. He was also the first, with his student R. L. Doan, to use ruled gratings for the production of X-ray spectra.

Professor Compton's greatest discovery, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1927, was the Compton Effect. This was the outgrowth of experiments he had initiated during a year at Cambridge in 1919-20. He did the major portion of these experiments at Washington University in St. Louis during the period 1920-24. His work demonstrated that in the scattering of X-rays by electrons, the radiation behaves like corpuscles, and that the interaction between the X-ray corpuscles and the electrons in the scatter is completely described by the principles of the conservation of energy and momentum for the collisions of particles.

In his introduction, Professor Shankland gives a historical account of the papers, narrates Professor Compton's early scientific career, and shows how he arrived at a quantum explanation of the Compton scattering after eliminating all classical explanations.

1. Scientific Papers of Arthur Holly Compton: X-Ray and Other Studies by Arthur Holly Compton
	Hardcover: 826 Pages (1973-12-01) list price: US$85.00 -- used & new: US$85.00 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0226114309 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Book Description Arthur Holly Compton was one of the great leaders in physics of the twentieth century. In this volume, Robert S. Shankland, who was once a student of Compton's, has collected and edited the most important of Professor Compton's papers on X-rays—the field of his greatest achievement—and on other related topics. Compton entered the field of X-ray research in 1913 and carried on active work until the 1930s, when he began to specialize in cosmic rays. During the years when Compton was an active leader in X-ray research, he made many notable contributions which are reflected in the papers presented here. He was the first to prove several important optical properties of X-rays, including scattering, complete polarization, and total reflection. He was also the first, with his student R. L. Doan, to use ruled gratings for the production of X-ray spectra. Professor Compton's greatest discovery, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1927, was the Compton Effect. This was the outgrowth of experiments he had initiated during a year at Cambridge in 1919-20. He did the major portion of these experiments at Washington University in St. Louis during the period 1920-24. His work demonstrated that in the scattering of X-rays by electrons, the radiation behaves like corpuscles, and that the interaction between the X-ray corpuscles and the electrons in the scatter is completely described by the principles of the conservation of energy and momentum for the collisions of particles. In his introduction, Professor Shankland gives a historical account of the papers, narrates Professor Compton's early scientific career, and shows how he arrived at a quantum explanation of the Compton scattering after eliminating all classical explanations. ... Read more

3. Atomic Quest, A Personal Narrative by Arthur Holly Compton
	Hardcover: Pages (1956) Asin: B000OLVIME Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

4. Cosmos of Arthur Holly Campton by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1967) Asin: B0007I0EJC Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

5. The cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1967) Asin: B0006BNR94 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

6. Of clouds and clocks;: An approach to the problem of rationality and the freedom of man (The Arthur Holly Compton memorial lecture) by Karl Raimund Popper
	Unknown Binding: 38 Pages (1966) Asin: B0007EAPGS Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

7. Mans Destiny in Eternity (The Garvin lectures)
	Hardcover: 238 Pages (1949-06) list price: US$23.95 Isbn: 0836917626 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

8. X-rays and electrons;: An outline of recent X-ray theory, by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: 403 Pages (1926) Asin: B00085V25E Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

9. Atomic Quest A Personal Narrative by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: 370 Pages (1956) Asin: B0000CJJGK Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

10. The composition of cosmic rays. by Arthur Holly (1892-1962). COMPTON
	Hardcover: Pages (1936) Asin: B000OR9BAY Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

11. X-rays in theory and experiment, by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: 828 Pages (1949) Asin: B0007FZXVE Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

12. Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton by Marjorie, Introduction By Vannevar Bush Johnston
	Hardcover: Pages (1967) Asin: B000NOXCVM Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

13. Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton by JohnstonMarjor
	Hardcover: Pages (1967) Asin: B000YEAZO8 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

14. The Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton by Marjorie, Ed. Johnston
	Hardcover: Pages (1967) Asin: B000HHMRDO Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

15. The cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton. by Marjorie Johnston
	Hardcover: Pages (0000) Asin: B000UDW4II Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

16. Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton by Arthur Holly Compton;EditorMarjorie Johnston;IntroductionVannevar
	Hardcover: Pages (1967) Isbn: 1299576230 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

17. The freedom of man, (The Terry lectures) by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: 153 Pages (1969) Isbn: 083712543X Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

18. The religion of a scientist: An address by Arthur H. Compton ... delivered at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America on Monday, November 21, 1938 by Arthur Holly Compton
	Unknown Binding: 28 Pages (1938) Asin: B000858X7Y Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

19. THE COSMOS OF ARTHUR HOLLY COMPTON: THE PUBLIC PAPERS, BOTH SCIENTIFIC AND HUMANISTIC, ADDRESSED TO HIS FELLOW CITIZENS BY ONE OF THIS CENTURY'S MOST DISTINGUISHED PHYSICISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS OF SCIENCE (ED. BY MARJORIE JOHNSTON). (Introduction by Vannevar Bush). by Arthur Holly. Compton
	Hardcover: Pages (0000) Asin: B000UDV790 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

20. Partners with God: Arthur Holly Compton and the moral leadership of science by Louis Carlat
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1986) Asin: B00070IBMM Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan