Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Arthur Compton across 7 places, from 1892 to 1962.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Arthur Compton was documented, and when
10 September 1892exact date
Wooster, Ohioattested“Arthur Holly Compton was born on September 10, 1892, in Wooster, Ohio, the son of Elias Compton and Otelia Catherine Augspurger, who was named American Mother of the Year in 1939 and was of German Mennonite descent.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1923year
University of Chicagoattested“In 1923, Compton moved to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics, a position he would occupy for the next 22 years.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1934year
Oxford Universityattested“In 1934, he returned to England as Eastman visiting professor at Oxford University.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1934year
Englandattested“In 1934, he returned to England as Eastman visiting professor at Oxford University.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1952year
United Statesattested“During Compton's time as chancellor, the university formally desegregated its undergraduate divisions in 1952, named its first female full professor, and enrolled record numbers of students as wartime veterans returned to the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1962year
University of California, Berkeleyattested“Before his death, he was professor-at-large at the University of California, Berkeley for spring 1962.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
15 March 1962exact date
Berkeley, Californiaattested“Compton died of a cerebral hemorrhage on March 15, 1962, in Berkeley, California, at the age of 69.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
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1912 to 1948period
Princeton Universitymentioned“in physics from Princeton University in 1912, and was President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1930 to 1948.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1916 to 1951period
Princetonmentioned“in economics from Princeton in 1916 and was President of the State College of Washington (now Washington State University) from 1944 to 1951.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1916year
University of Minnesotamentioned“In 1916, Compton became a physics instructor at the University of Minnesota.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1917year
Pittsburghmentioned“In 1917, he became a research engineer at the Westinghouse Lamp Company in Pittsburgh, where he worked on the development of the sodium-vapor lamp.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
1934year
Yale Universitymentioned“Compton lectured on a "Man's Place in God's World" at Yale University, Western Theological Seminary and the University of Michigan in 1934–35.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
September 1944month
Hanford Sitementioned“Compton was at the Hanford site in September 1944 to watch the first reactor being brought online.”source: Wikipedia: Arthur Compton
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