Karl Taylor Compton


Ph.D. Princeton University 1912 UnitedStates
Dissertation: The Influence of the Contact Difference of Potential between the Plates Emitting and Receiving Electrons Liberated by Ultraviolet Light on the Measurement of the Velocities of these Electrons

Advisor 1: Owen W. Richardson

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NameSchoolYearDescendants
Duffendack, OraPrinceton University1922169
Morse, PhilipPrinceton University1929459
Nottingham, WaynePrinceton University192823
Smyth, HenryPrinceton University192140
Stewart, JohnPrinceton University1919167

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