This Biography is about one of the best Physicist Arthur Compton including his Height, weight, Age & Other Detail…
| Biography Of Arthur Compton | |
| Real Name | Arthur Compton |
| Profession | Physicists |
| Nick Name | Arthur Holly Compton |
| Famous as | Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Personal life of Arthur Compton | |
| Born on | 10 September 1892 |
| Birthday | 10th September |
| Died At Age | 69 |
| Sun Sign | Virgo |
| Born in | Wooster, Ohio, USA |
| Died on | 15 March 1962 |
| Place of death | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Family Background of Arthur Compton | |
| Father | Elias Compton |
| Mother | Otelia Catherine |
| Siblings | Karl Taylor Compton, Wilson Martindale Compton |
| Spouse/Partner | Betty Charity McCloskey |
| Children | Arthur Allen Compton, John Joseph Compton |
| Education | University of Cambridge, The College of Wooster, Princeton University |
| Discoveries / Inventions | Compton Effect |
| Awards | 1927-Nobel Prize for Physics
1940-Matteucci Medal 1940- Franklin Medal 1940- Hughes Medal |
| Personal Fact of Arthur Compton | |
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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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