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Physicist Arthur Holly Compton worked as a research engineer at Westinghouse Lamp Co. (1917-1919) and studied with Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England (1919). He taught physics at Washington University (1920-1923) and at University of Chicago (1923-1945) and served as Chancellor of Washington University from 1945-1953.
In 1920, Arthur Holly Compton was appointed Wayman Crow Professor of Physics, and Head of the Department of Physics at the Washington University, St. Louis; and in 1923 he moved to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics. Compton returned to St. Louis as Chancellor in 1945 and from 1954 until his retirement in 1961, he was Distinguished Service Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Washington University.
Physicist (x-rays, cosmic rays). On the physics faculty at University of Chicago, 1923-1945; United States Government Plutonium Research Project, 1942-1945; chancellor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1945-1953.
Arthur Holly Compton was a physicist. He was a research engineer in Westinghouse Lamp Co. (1917-1919) and studied with Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England (1919). He taught physics at Washington University (1920-1923) and at University of Chicago (1923-1945). He was also Chancellor of Washington University from 1945-1953.
Physicist Arthur Holly Compton worked as a research engineer in Westinghouse Lamp Co. (1917-1919) and studied with Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England (1919). He taught physics at Washington University (1920-1923) and at University of Chicago (1923-1945) and served as Chancellor of Washington University from 1945-1953.
Physicist (x-rays, cosmic rays). On the physics faculty at University of Chicago (1923-1945); director, United States Government Plutonium Research Project (1942-1945); Chancellor, Washington University, St. Louis (1945-1953).
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