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Arthur Holly Compton

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Arthur Holly Compton

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Also known as Arthur H. Compton, Arthur Compton

American physicist (1892–1962)

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Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery that X-rays lose energy when they collide with electrons, a phenomenon now called the Compton effect. His work provided important evidence that light behaves like particles, helping establish the quantum theory that fundamentally changed how scientists understand matter and energy.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1892
Died
1962
Works
31

Top works

  • The contribution made by Washington University in the study and development of atomic energy
  • X-Rays in theory and experiments
  • Secondary Radiations Produced by X-Rays
  • Mans Destiny In Eternity
  • X-rays and electrons

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1936-09-07
Active to
1959-02-03
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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1927

    “for his discovery of the effect named after him”

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Encyclopedic overview

Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. It was a significant discovery at the time; the wave nature of light had been well-demonstrated, but the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted.

In 1919, Compton was awarded one of the first two National Research Council Fellowships that allowed students to study abroad. He chose to go to the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory in England, where he studied the scattering and absorption of gamma rays. Further research along these lines led to the discovery of the Compton effect.

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