Discovery of X-Rays
Discovers X-Rays exhibit both wave & particle behaviour
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Arthur Holly Compton Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Holly Compton through 6 dated historical records for United States of America.
Arthur Holly Compton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1923–1956Years on this page
1923
Compton Electron Recoil
Shows that X-rays scattered by electrons lose energy and momentum as expected from photon-electron collisions.
1927
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the change in wavelength that occurs when X-rays scatter from electrons, demonstrating the particle-like properties of radiation.
1942
Irradiated Uranium Shipment
The first shipment of irradiated uranium, about 300 pounds, arrives at the Metallurgical Laboratory for plutonium research.
1943
X-10 Plutonium Chemical Separation
Chemical separation of reactor-produced plutonium begins using irradiated fuel from the X-10 Graphite Reactor.
1956
Invention of Atomic Bomb
"Atomic Quest", development of the atom bomb while director of the Manhattan Project
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.