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Karl Taylor Compton

Karl Taylor Compton
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Karl Taylor Compton was an American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.

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  1. Charles Galton DarwinDecember 18, 1887 – December 31, 1962
  2. Edward AndradeDecember 27, 1887 – June 6, 1971
  3. Hedwig KohnApril 5, 1887 – March 26, 1964
  4. James Batcheller SumnerNovember 19, 1887 – August 12, 1955
  5. Karl Taylor Compton (this page)September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954
  6. Leopold RužičkaSeptember 13, 1887 – September 26, 1976

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