Karl Taylor Compton
Tampilan
Karl Taylor Compton | |
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![]() Karl Taylor Compton, 1940. | |
Presiden Institut Teknologi Massachusetts | |
Term | 1930 – 1948 |
Predecessor | Samuel Wesley Stratton |
Successor | James Killian |
Born | Wooster, Ohio | 14 September 1887
Died | 22 Juni 1954 New York City, New York | (umur 66)
Alma mater | Universitas Princeton |
Karl Taylor Compton (14 September 1887 – 22 Juni 1954) adalah seorang fisikawan Amerika terkemuka dan presiden Institut Teknologi Massachusetts dari 1930 sampai 1948.
Kehidupan awal (1897–1912)
[sunting | sunting sumber]Karl Taylor Compton lahir di Wooster, Ohio, anak sulung dari tiga saudara laki-laki (termasuk Arthur Compton dan Wilson Martindale Compton) dan satu saudara perempuan, Mary.
Publikasi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Karl Taylor Compton, A Study of the Whenelt Electrolytic Interrupter, Physical Review, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 161–179, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, Cornell University, 1910.
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Office Of The National Research Council, Biographical Memoirs, National Academies Press, (October 1, 1992), ISBN 0-309-04746-3
Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Photograph of Kart Taylor Compton and other members of the NDRC Diarsipkan 2011-05-14 di Wayback Machine.
- Official MIT Presidential Biography
- Julius A. Stratton's biography of Compton[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- Annotated bibliography for Karl Compton from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Diarsipkan 2006-08-28 di Wayback Machine.
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir