Prof, Arthur Holly COMPTON

Sex : Male

Nationality: USA

Born : 1892 Sep 10
            Wooster, Ohio, USA

Lived : Hayward, California, USA (final)

Died :   1962 (wrongly 1961) Mar 15
             Berkeley, California, USA
aged :   69
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
Notable Names Database
Kappa Delta Pi
University of California In Memoriam: 1963

More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 6
Who Was Who in America, vol 4
Biographical Encyclopaedia of Scientists (2nd ed), ed J Dainteth et al [1994]
Contemporary Authors, vol 158
Obituary in Contemporary Authors, vol 116
Obituary in The Times, 1962 Mar 16
Obituary in The New York Times, 1962 Mar 16

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
The Intensity Of X-Ray Reflection, And...Electrons In AtomsEnglish
non-fiction
1917 
Secondary Radiations Produced By X-RaysEnglish
non-fiction
1922 
X-Rays And ElectronsEnglish
non-fiction
1926/1928 
Assault On AtomsEnglish
non-fiction
1932 
X-Rays In Theory And Experiment
[with S K ALLISON]
English
non-fiction
1935 
The Freedom Of ManEnglish
non-fiction
1935 
On Going To College
[with others]
English
non-fiction
1940 
The Human Meaning Of ScienceEnglish
non-fiction
1940 
Atomic Energy As A Human AssetEnglish
non-fiction
1947 
Man's Destiny In Eternity
[with others]
English
non-fiction
1949 
Atomic Quest: A Personal NarrativeEnglish
non-fiction
1956 
The Cosmos Of Arthur Holly Compton
[edited by Marjorie JOHNSTON]
English
non-fiction
1967 
Scientific Papers Of Arthur Holly Compton
[edited by Robert S SHANKLAND]
English
essays
1973 
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