These 32 research lab notebooks are filled with diverse types of documentation on his x-ray and cosmic ray research.
Physicist Arthur Holly Compton worked as a research engineer in Westinghouse Lamp Co. (1917-1919) and studied with Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England (1919). He taught physics at Washington University (1920-1923) and at University of Chicago (1923-1945) and served as Chancellor of Washington University from 1945-1953.
Provenance
Purchased from Washington University and accessioned, 04/26/1966 (1966 627mf).
Location of originals:Originals in Rare Books Dept., Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
General physical description
3 microfilm reels.
Subject(s)
- Cosmic rays.
- Physics.
- Radiation.
- X-rays.
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