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Compton, Karl Taylor

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Name
Compton, Karl Taylor
Date of birth
1887-09-14
Date of death
1954-06-22
Place of birth
United States, Ohio, Wooster
Place of death
United States, New York, New York
Nationality
American
Occupation
President of MIT 1930-1949; MIT Corporation Member 1930-1943, Chairman of the Corporation 1948-1954; member, National Defense Research Committee
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1887-1954

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