Arthur H. Compton House
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Arthur H. Compton House
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The Arthur H. Compton House is a historic house at 5637 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1905 and designed by architects Holabird & Roche, it was the residence of physicist Arthur Compton (1892–1962) from 1928 until 1945. Compton discovered the Compton Effect in 1923, proving that light has both a particle and a wave aspect. Compton received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for this discovery. His house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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Historic house in Illinois, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_H._Compton_House
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2022-05-30T00:12:59Z
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