Arthur Holly Compton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born September 10, 1892
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Physics
Compton scattering
astrophysics
nuclear physics
radiation physics
photon theory of light
gptkbp:died March 15, 1962
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
cosmic rays
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Holly Compton
gptkbp:image Arthur_ Holly_ Compton.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Compton_camera
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:known_for Compton wavelength
Compton effect
Compton's law
gptkbp:legacy Compton effect in physics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:William_M._Mc_Millan
gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Wooster,_Ohio
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Berkeley,_California
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:Physics
gptkb:optics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
thermodynamics
electromagnetism
experimental physics
gptkbp:research_focus X-ray scattering
photon interactions
gptkbp:role gptkb:editor_of_Reviews_of_Modern_Physics
president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
scientific advisor
president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
president of the American Physical Society
editor of the Journal of the Optical Society of America
director of the Metallurgical Laboratory
editor of Physical Review
editor of the Journal of the Franklin Institute
president of the University of Washington
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Compton
gptkbp:work gptkb:Washington_University_in_St._Louis
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oppenheimer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4