Arthur Compton
Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
An American physicist contributed significantly to the understanding of X-rays and the Compton effect, which describes the scattering of X-rays by electrons. Held academic positions at several prestigious institutions including the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for discovering the phenomenon that illustrated the particle nature of light. His work laid foundational principles for both quantum mechanics and radiation physics, making substantial contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927
Discovered the Compton effect
Served as the president of the American Physical Society
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