Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954

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Birth 1887-09-14
Death 1954-07-22
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Physicist.

From the description of K.T. Compton speeches, 1939-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83457426

Karl Taylor Compton (b. Sept. 14, 1887, Wooster, Ohio-d. June 22, 1954, New York City), prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1930 to 1948.

From the description of Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570905

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