Karl Compton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Karl_Compton

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:birthDate	1887-09-14
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gptkbp:deathDate	1954-06-22
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Ernest_Fox_Nichols
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Karl Compton
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:academic_administrator gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:positionHeld	President of MIT
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:Arthur_Compton
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Rowena_Raymond
gptkbp:termEnd	1948
gptkbp:termStart	1930
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