Arthur H. Compton – “Compton Effect” Nobel Prize Physicist, Manhattan Project R

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Arthur H. Compton autographed 10 x 8” double-weight matte finish silver gelatin photograph depicting the Nobel Prize–winning physicist seated at his desk in a formal office portrait. Signed vertically on the left side in the perfect area for maximum autograph visibility.

The verso bears a photographer’s stamp from St. Louis as well as pencil identification notation. The image presents Compton during the height of his academic and scientific career.

Fine condition.

Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962) was an American physicist best known for discovering the “Compton Effect,” demonstrating the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927. During World War II, he played a key leadership role in the Manhattan Project as head of the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, contributing significantly to the development of the first nuclear reactor.

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Reference sku: 11680 1414721-1