Arthur Holly Compton notebooks, 1919-1942 1919-1942

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Arthur Holly Compton notebooks, 1919-1942 1919-1942

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These 32 research lab notebooks are filled with diverse types of documentation on his x-ray and cosmic ray research.

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American Philosophical Society

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Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962

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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. From the guide to the Arthur Holly Compton notebooks, 1919-1941, 1919-1941, (American Philosophical Society) In 1920, Arthur Holly Co...