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Karl Taylor Compton

American physicist and university president (1887–1954)

  • Fame50.9
  • Momentum12.5
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Lived 1887–1954, aged 67United States
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  • Era
    1887–1954
    Aged 67
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Updated 2026-08-24

Karl Taylor Compton was an American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. A researcher in electron physics and early experimenter on the photoelectric effect, Compton spent two decades at Princeton University before accepting the MIT presidency, where he transformed what had been primarily an engineering school into a research university with strong programs in basic science.

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