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Arthur Holly Compton
Arthur Holly Compton 1892-1962, American physicist, b. Wooster, Ohio, grad. College of Wooster (B.S., 1913), Ph.D. Princeton, 1916. He was professor and head of the department of physics at Washington Univ., St. Louis (1920-23), and professor of physics at the Univ. of Chicago (1923-45), where he h... Read more
Ronald Firbank
Ronald Firbank (Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank), 1886-1926, English author. Of a delicate and eccentric nature, Firbank lived the life of a leisured aesthete. His novels, which have appealed to a small but appreciative audience, include Vainglory (1915), Valmouth (1919), Prancing Nigger (1924... Read more
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Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
English literature
English literature literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. For the literature of previous linguistic periods, see the articles on Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle... Read more

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Arthur Holly Compton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Arthur Holly Compton The American physicist Arthur Holly Compton (1892-1962) discovered the "Compton effect" and the proof of the latitude intensity variation. He also played a critical role in the development of the atomic bomb. Arthur...
Compton, Arthur Holly
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Compton, Arthur Holly (1892–1962) US physicist...collide with electrons (the ‘Compton effect’). This helped prove...Manhattan Project to develop the atom bomb, Compton helped create the first sustained nuclear...
Compton, Arthur H.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...creation of quantum mechanics. Compton moved to the University of Chicago...son of a Presbyterian minister, Compton in his public lectures and writings...Johnson, ed., The Cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton , 1967. Roger H. Stuewer , The...
Hubble Space Telescope
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...includes the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (Compton, launched 1991), the Chandra X-Ray...astronomical information. Specifically, Compton, named after American physicist Arthur Holly Compton (1892 – 1962), who won the...

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Compton, Arthur Holly
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Compton, Arthur Holly ( b . Wooster, Ohio, 10 September...California, 15 March 1962), physics . Arthur Holly Compton, who shared the Nobel Prize in physics...s early scientific experiments, Arthur ’ s early interest in paleontology...
Compton, Karl Taylor
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Compton, Karl Taylor ( b . Wooster, Ohio...1954), physics . Like his brothers, Arthur Holly Compton and Wilson Martindale Compton, Karl...element in the Compton home, Karl and Arthur were encouraged by their father ’...
Compton effect
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Compton effect The change in wavelength and direction...usually an electron; also known as Compton scattering . Some of the photon's energy...discovered in 1923 by the American physicist Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962). See also...
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ( CGRO ) A NASA...Spectrometer Experiment), Comptel (Imaging Compton Telescope), and EGRET (Energetic Gamma...was named after the American physicist Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962). http...
Compton–Getting effect
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Compton–Getting effect A small deviation from uniformity in the...sensitivity of current instruments. It is named after the American physicists Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962) and Ivan Alexander Getting (1912–...

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Prophet of science--part two: Arthur Holly Compton on science, freedom, religion, and morality.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...part of this article discusses Arthur Holly Compton's religious activities and beliefs, especially his concept of God. Compton gave a prominent role to natural...A. H. Compton, 1938 (1) Arthur Compton's emergence as a public...
Prophet of science--part one: Arthur Holly Compton on science, freedom, religion, and morality.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...can make their world more perfect. -A. H. Compton, 1935 (1) Arthur Holly Compton, the third American to receive the Nobel Prize...and responsibility, paralleling the views of Arthur Eddington and Robert Millikan. During World War...
Prophet of science--part three: Arthur Holly Compton on science, freedom, religion, and morality.(Report)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith; 12/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...reason for existence. --A. H. Compton, 1935 (1) Prophet of Science...with his new thoughts on freedom, Arthur Compton was also revisiting his belief...members spoke at this seminal event. Compton and theologian Shailer Mathews...
COMPTON LECTURER TO EXPLORE STRING THEORY IN FREE LECTURE SERIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/28/2006; 521 words ; ...California in 2005. The talks are the 63rd series of Arthur Holly Compton Lectures, sponsored each fall and spring by the University...Institute. A physicist at the University of Chicago, Compton is best known for demonstrating that light has the...
NASA names observatory for deceased U. of C. figure
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/24/1991; ; 413 words ; ...honor the late University of Chicago physicist Arthur Holly Compton. Henceforth, the 17-ton spacecraft will be known as the Compton Observatory, short for Arthur Holly Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The space...
A Satellite's Bittersweet Splashdown; Scientists Nostalgic, Angry About Demise Of Md.-Based Project
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/2/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Ryan, whose instrument aboard Compton was shut down last week at the...replied: "I don't think so." Compton was launched aboard the space...Prize-winning American physicist Arthur Holly Compton, the observatory actually is...
FREE LECTURE SERIES TO EXPLORE MOST VIOLENT PLACES IN UNIVERSE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/20/2007; 533 words ; ...is the title of this year's Arthur Holly Compton Lectures, sponsored each spring...Teaching Center, 5720 S. Ellis Ave. Compton Lectures are intended to make science...Compton Lectures are named for Arthur Holly Compton. A former physicist...
60 years ago ... (The Center Spread).(first nuclear chain reactor, December 2, 1942)
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; 11/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...the University of Chicago's Arthur Holly Compton was a major honcho in America...was assigned to other labs, and Compton consolidated widespread plutonium...physicist, didn't think much of Compton's decision. "You'll never...
NASA may crash science satellite.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/19/2000; 700+ words ; ...destruction of the billion-dollar Compton "Gamma Ray Observatory" is considered...controlled descent maneuver. The Compton Observatory was launched in April...renamed in honor of Professor Arthur Holly Compton (1892-1962), an American...
NASA MAY CRASH SCIENCE SATELLITE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/14/2000; 700+ words ; ...destruction of the billion-dollar Compton "Gamma Ray Observatory" is considered...controlled descent maneuver. The Compton Observatory was launched in April...renamed in honor of Professor Arthur Holly Compton (1892-1962), an American...