Karl Taylor Compton, 1887–1954
SEP 01, 1954
DOI: 10.1063/1.3061782
In the death of Karl Taylor Compton on June 22, 1954, American physicists lost one of their most stalwart colleagues, friends, and benefactors; the world of science lost one of its proudest examples of what a scientist should be and do; the nation lost a scientist‐statesman of unusual insight and wisdom; and the world lost a human being of rare perception, integrity and charm.
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George R. Harrison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
© 1954 American Institute of Physics
