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Compton Electron Recoil

United States · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1923Date range
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1923

Arthur Holly Compton1923

St Louis · Science / Physics

Shows that X-rays scattered by electrons lose energy and momentum as expected from photon-electron collisions.

Names involved

Arthur Holly Compton

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