Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist and university president (1887–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.[1]
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Karl Compton | |
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President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
In office 1930–1948 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Wesley Stratton |
Succeeded by | James Rhyne Killian |
Personal details | |
Born | (1887-09-14)September 14, 1887 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | June 22, 1954(1954-06-22) (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Relatives | Arthur Compton (brother) Wilson Martindale Compton (brother) |
Education | College of Wooster (BA, MS) Princeton University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | College of Wooster Reed College Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | The Influence of the Contact Difference of Potential between the Plates Emitting and Receiving Electrons Liberated by Ultraviolet Light on the Measurement of the Velocities of These Electrons (1911) |
Doctoral advisor | Owen Willans Richardson |
Doctoral students | Henry DeWolf Smyth John Quincy Stewart Carl Henry Eckart Rao/Yao Yutai Philip M. Morse Wayne B. Nottingham |
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