Karl Taylor Compton

Karl Taylor Compton
Karl Taylor Compton, 1940.
Presiden Institut Teknologi Massachusetts
Term	1930 – 1948
Predecessor	Samuel Wesley Stratton
Successor	James Killian
Born	(1887-09-14)14 September 1887 Wooster, Ohio
Died	22 Juni 1954(1954-06-22) (umur 66) New York City, New York
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)

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

• 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

• Office Of The National Research Council, Biographical Memoirs, National Academies Press, (October 1, 1992), ISBN 0-309-04746-3

Pranala luar

• 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
• 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